Cerro Azul is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the city of Cerro Azul, Veracruz.
Cerro Azul | |
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  Cerro Azul Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°12′0″N 97°43′59″W / 21.20000°N 97.73306°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal seat | Cerro Azul |
| Municipality created | 27 November 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Reynaldo Mora Nuñes (2008-10) |
| Area | |
• Total | 92.50 km2 (35.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 24,739 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| • Municipal seat | 23,573 |
| Website | www.cerroazul.gob.mx |
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 24,739 (down from 27,071 in 1995), of whom 23,573 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 565 (2%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Huasteco and Nahuatl.
Cerro Azul Municipality covers a total surface area of 92.50 km2.
References
edit- ^ "Cerro Azul". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2007-05-20. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Site
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
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