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Tempoal (municipality)

Coordinates: 21°31′0″N 98°23′0″W / 21.51667°N 98.38333°W / 21.51667; -98.38333
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Tempoal
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Municipality of Tempoal in the Huasteca Alta of Veracruz
Municipality of Tempoal in the Huasteca Alta of Veracruz
Tempoal is located in Veracruz
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Tempoal is located in Mexico
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Coordinates: 21°31′0″N 98°23′0″W / 21.51667°N 98.38333°W / 21.51667; -98.38333
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Municipal seatTempoal de Sánchez
Area
 • Total1,487.15 km2 (574.19 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total33,107
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Websitehttps://www.tempoal.gob.mx/

Tempoal is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is Tempoal de Sánchez.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 33,107 (down from 35,600 in 1995), of whom 12,237 lived in the municipal seat.[1]

Of the municipality's inhabitants, 3252 (9.33%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Wastek (Huasteco); the municipality's name comes from the Wastek tam-puhal, meaning "place of toads".[2]

The municipality of Tempoal covers a total surface area of 1,487.15 km².

Settlements in the municipality

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References

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  1. ^ "Tempoal". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  2. ^ https://www.tempoal.gob.mx/tu-municipio/nomenclatura
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