Benito Juárez Municipality, Veracruz

Benito Juárez is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the village of Benito Juárez, Veracruz.

Benito Juárez
(formerly: Cececapa; Cececapa de Juárez)
Municipality
Benito Juárez is located in Mexico
Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°53′0″N 98°12′0″W
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Municipal seatBenito Juárez
Area
 • Total217.15 km2 (83.84 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total16,446
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 16,446 (down from 33,798 in 1995), of whom 1,069 lived in the municipal seat.[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 11,757 (79.53%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

The municipality of Benito Juárez covers a total surface area of 217.15 km².

Settlements
  • Benito Juárez (2005 population: 1069)
  • Tenantitla (1232)
  • Hueycuatitla (993)
  • Primo Verdad (San Miguel) (859)
  • Tlatlapango Grande (757)

See also
  • Benito Juárez, 19th century statesman after whom these places are named.

References
  1. "Benito Juárez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
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