Altotonga (municipality)
Altotonga (Spanish: Municipio de Altotonga) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located about 80 km northwest of the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 328.7 km It is located at 19°46′N 97°15′W / 19.767°N 97.250°W.
Altotonga is delimited to the east by Misantla, to the south by Tenochtitlán, Tatatila, Las Minas, Villa Aldama and Perote, to the west by Jalacingo, and to the north by Atzalan and Misantla.
It produces maize, beans and potatoes.
Demographics
As 2020 the municipality had a population of 64,234 inhabitants in 105 localities. About a third resides in the municipal seat, other localities include Juan Marcos (3,039 hab.), Ahueyahualco (2,944 hab.), Tezahuapan de Juárez (2,143 hab.) and Gutiérrez Zamora (1,828 hab.).
References
- ^ 2020 Altotonga CENSUS
- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Altotonga" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Site
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
