The Huasteca Alta region is one of the regions of the Mexican state of Veracruz.[1][2] It is part of the broader Huasteca region that comprises parts of the states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro and Guanajuato.[3]
Huasteca Alta Region | |
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Region | |
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| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Largest city | Tantoyuca |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 455,493 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Municipalities
edit| México | Veracruz | Municipalities | ||
1) Pánuco |
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| Municipality code |
Name | Population | Land Area | Population density | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rank | km2 | sq mi | Rank | 2020 | Rank | ||
055 |
Chalma | 13,527 | 11 | 151.7 | 58.6 | 12 | 89/km2 (231/sq mi) | 4 |
056 |
Chiconamel | 6,610 | 15 | 92.7 | 35.8 | 15 | 71/km2 (185/sq mi) | 7 |
060 |
Chinampa de Gorostiza | 16,283 | 10 | 140.2 | 54.1 | 13 | 116/km2 (301/sq mi) | 3 |
205 |
El Higo | 19,402 | 8 | 391.1 | 151.0 | 8 | 50/km2 (128/sq mi) | 8 |
045 |
Naranjos Amatlán | 26,843 | 5 | 136 | 53 | 14 | 197/km2 (511/sq mi) | 2 |
121 |
Ozuluama de Mascareñas | 22,756 | 6 | 2,391.6 | 923.4 | 2 | 10/km2 (25/sq mi) | 15 |
123 |
Pánuco | 96,185 | 2 | 3,168.1 | 1,223.2 | 1 | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) | 10 |
129 |
Pláton Sánchez | 18,053 | 9 | 244.8 | 94.5 | 11 | 74/km2 (74/km2) | 6 |
133 |
Pueblo Viejo | 57,909 | 3 | 288.7 | 111.5 | 10 | 201/km2 (520/sq mi) | 1 |
150 |
Tamalín | 11,631 | 13 | 400 | 150 | 7 | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) | 12 |
151 |
Tamiahua | 21,902 | 7 | 1,018.1 | 393.1 | 5 | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) | 13 |
152 |
Tampico Alto | 11,561 | 14 | 874.8 | 337.8 | 6 | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) | 14 |
154 |
Tantima | 11,991 | 12 | 333.6 | 128.8 | 9 | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) | 9 |
155 |
Tantoyuca | 99,959 | 1 | 1,302.3 | 502.8 | 3 | 77/km2 (199/sq mi) | 5 |
161 |
Tempoal | 34,408 | 4 | 1,152.4 | 444.9 | 4 | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) | 11 |
| Huasteca Alta Region | 455,493 | — | 10,477.02 | 4,666.47 | — | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) | — | |
| Source: INEGI[4] | ||||||||
Largest cities
edit| Rank | Municipality | Pop. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pánuco | Pánuco | 41,588 | ||||||
| 2 | Tantoyuca | Tantoyuca | 33,226 | ||||||
| 3 | Naranjos | Naranjos Amatlán | 19,272 | ||||||
| 4 | Benito Juárez | Pueblo Viejo | 15,597 | ||||||
| 5 | Anáhuac | Pueblo Viejo | 14,391 | ||||||
| 6 | Tempoal de Sánchez | Tempoal | 12,494 | ||||||
| 7 | Platón Sánchez | Platón Sánchez | 11,233 | ||||||
| 8 | El Moralillo | Pánuco | 10,737 | ||||||
| 9 | Ciudad Cuauhtémoc | Pueblo Viejo | 9,633 | ||||||
| 10 | El Higo | El Higo | 8,913 | ||||||
References
edit- ↑ "Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: Grado de marginación por municipio, 2005" (PDF). Conapo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ López-Balderas, Nayali (7 September 2014). "Seroprevalence of hepatitis viruses and risk factors in blood donors of Veracruz, Mexico". The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 9 (3): 274–282. doi:10.3855/jidc.4812. S2CID 2141145.
- ↑ "La huasteca, identidad cultural en movimiento" [La Huasteca, cultural identity on the move] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Milenio. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ↑ Censo Veracruz 2020
- ↑ "Cuadernillos Municipales Veracruz 2020". Retrieved June 6, 2026.
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