Tampico Alto
Municipality
Municipality of Tampico Alto in the Huasteca Alta of Veracruz
Tampico Alto Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 22°07′0″N 97°48′0″W  /  22.11667°N 97.80000°W  / 22.11667; -97.80000
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipal seat	Tampico Alto
Government
?  Municipal President	Salvador Mellado Villalobos ( AFV ), 2008-10
Area
? Total	1,027.35 km 2 (396.66 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population   (2005)
? Total	11,971
? Density	12/km 2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
? Summer ( DST )	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	www.tampicoalto.gob.mx

Tampico Alto is a municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz . It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region, at the northern end of Tamiahua Lagoon . The municipal seat is also called Tampico Alto .

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 11,971 (down from 14,684 in 1980), of whom 2,126 lived in the municipal seat. ^[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 129 spoke an indigenous language , primarily Wastek (Huasteco).

Tampico Alto Municipality covers a total surface area of 1,027.35 km ² .

Settlements in the municipality [ edit ]

• Tampico Alto (municipal seat; 2005 population 2,126)
• Brecha Huasteca (population 3,000)
• La Ribera (2,500)
• Llano de Bustos (2,000)
• Las Chacas (519)

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Tampico Alto Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 6 November 2008.