Benito Juárez Municipality, 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 / 20.88333°N 98.20000°W / 20.88333; -98.20000
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Municipal seatBenito Juárez
Area
 • Total
217.15 km2 (83.84 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
16,446
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)

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.

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

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.