Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz

Ciudad Cuauhtémoc
—  City & municipal seat  —
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 22°11′0″N 97°50′0″W / 22.183333°N 97.833333°W / 22.183333; -97.833333
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipality	Pueblo Viejo
Settled	early 16th C.
City status	1980
Government
– Municipal President	Tomás Castillo Rivera (AFV), 2008-10
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population (2005)
– Total	8,950
Postal code

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 municipality of Pueblo Viejo.

The name honours Cuauhtémoc (ca. 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.. http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=1645,4150684&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&ciudad=30133. Retrieved 4 November 2008. 
2. ^ "Pueblo Viejo". 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/30133a.htm. Retrieved 4 November 2008. 

External links

• Pueblo Viejo on Veracruz State Govt. web page

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