Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz

City in Veracruz, Mexico
City & municipal seat in Veracruz, Mexico
22°11′0″N 97°50′0″W / 22.18333°N 97.83333°W / 22.18333; -97.83333Country MexicoStateVeracruzMunicipalityPueblo ViejoSettledearly 16th centuryCity status1980Government
 • Municipal PresidentTomás Castillo Rivera (AFV), 2008-10Elevation
10 m (30 ft)Population
 (2005)
 • Total8,950

Ciudad Cuauhtémoc is a city in the Huasteca Alta region of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Pueblo Viejo Municipality.

The name honours Cuauhtémoc (c. 1502–1525), last tlatoani of the Aztecs.

Demographics

In the 2005 INEGI Census, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc reported a total population of 8,950.[1]

History

The settlement was founded in the early years of the Conquest, in the early 16th century, by Fray Andrés de Olmos. It was given city status in 1980.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pueblo Viejo". Portal del Gobierno de Veracruz. Veracruz State Govt. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Pueblo Viejo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  • Pueblo Viejo on Veracruz State Govt. web page
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Veracruz State of Veracruz
Xalapa (capital)
Municipalities of Veracruz
Huasteca Alta Region
Huasteca Baja Region
Totonaca Region
Nautla Region
Capital Region
Sotavento Region
Mountains Region
Papaloapan Region
Los Tuxtlas Region
Olmeca Region

21°17′N 98°22′W / 21.283°N 98.367°W / 21.283; -98.367


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