El Higo (municipality)
El Higo | |
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Municipality | |
El Higo Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 21°46′0″N 98°27′0″W / 21.76667°N 98.45000°W / 21.76667; -98.45000Coordinates: 21°46′0″N 98°27′0″W / 21.76667°N 98.45000°W / 21.76667; -98.45000 | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Municipal seat | El Higo |
Municipality created | 25 November 1988 |
Area | |
• Total | 356.94 km2 (137.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 18,392 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
El Higo is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of El Higo, Veracruz.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 18,392, of whom 7,844 lived in the municipal seat.[1]
Of the municipality's inhabitants, 218 spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.
The municipality of El Higo covers a total surface area of 356.94 km². It was created on 25 November 1988, from the municipality of Tempoal.
Contents
1 Settlements in the municipality
2 Municipal presidents
3 References
4 External links
Settlements in the municipality
El Higo (municipal seat; 2005 population 7,844)
El Pueblito (population 1,022)
El Hoxton (698)
Bella Vista (689)
Municipal presidents
Since the municipality's creation, the following individuals have held the position of municipal president (mayor):
- 1988–1991: municipal council (no mayor)
- 1992–1994: Víctor Lara González (PRI)
- 1995–1997: Juvencio Goldaracena Zavala (PRI)
- 1998–2000: Jorge Zumaya Hernández (PRD)
- 2001–2004: Evencio de la Garza Rivera (PVEM)
- 2005–2007: Leonel Meraz Duval (PAN)
References
^ "El Higo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2008-11-02..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
External links
(in Spanish) Municipal Official Site
(in Spanish) Municipal Official Information