Cerro Azul (municipality)

Cerro Azul
—  Municipality  —
Cerro Azul Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°12′0″N 97°43′59″W / 21.2°N 97.73306°W / 21.2; -97.73306Coordinates: 21°12′0″N 97°43′59″W / 21.2°N 97.73306°W / 21.2; -97.73306
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 (35.7 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (853 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total	24,739
- Density	267.4/km2 (692.7/sq mi)
- Municipal seat	23,573
Postal code
Website	www.cerroazul.gob.mx

Cerro Azul is one of the 212 municipalities of 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.

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.

The municipality of Cerro Azul covers a total surface area of 92.50 km².

References

1. ^ "Cerro Azul". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30034a.htm. Retrieved 11 November 2008. 

External links

• (Spanish) Municipal Official Site
• (Spanish) Municipal Official Information