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Tantoyuca is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Popularly known as "the Pearl of the Huastecas", it is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Tantoyuca.

Tantoyuca, Veracruz
City
View of Tantoyuca
Tantoyuca, Veracruz
Location in Mexico
Tantoyuca, Veracruz
Tantoyuca, Veracruz (Mexico)
Coordinates: 21°21′0″N 98°14′0″W
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
MunicipalityTantoyuca
Foundedpre-Conquest
Town status12 April 1850
City status25 July 1901
Government
  Municipal PresidentTrinidad San Román Vera (PRI), 2008-10
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total23,893
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitewww.tantoyuca.gob.mx

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Tantoyuca reported a total population of 23,893.[1]


Name


"Tantoyuca" comes from the Tenek "tan-tuyik", which means "place of wax."


History


Tantoyuca was founded by Huastec people in pre-Hispanic times. It was conquered by the Mexica Triple Alliance in the late 15th or early 16th centuries. It was given town (villa) status on 12 April 1850 and city (ciudad) status on 25 July 1901.


References


  1. "Tantoyuca". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2008.



На других языках


- [en] Tantoyuca

[es] Tantoyuca (Veracruz)

Tantoyuca (en huasteco, Tam-tuyik) es una localidad mexicana, cabecera municipal del mismo homónimo y ciudad del Estado de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave perteneciente a la región Huasteca Alta. Popularmente es conocida como «la Perla de las Huastecas». La ciudad, ubicada en la Zona norte del estado aproximadamente a 243 km de distancia de la capital del estado Xalapa-Enríquez y a 233 km de la Ciudad de México.



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