Castillo de Teayo (municipality)

Castillo de Teayo
Municipality
Archaeological site
Archaeological site
Castillo de Teayo is located in Mexico
Castillo de Teayo
Castillo de Teayo
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°45′0″N 97°38′0″W / 20.75000°N 97.63333°W / 20.75000; -97.63333
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Municipal seatCastillo de Teayo
Municipality created13 December 1877[1]
Government
 • Municipal PresidentMartin Rafael Rodríguez González (2008-10)
Area
 • Total
447.46 km2 (172.77 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
18,424
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
WebsiteCastillo de Teayo

Castillo de Teayo Municipality is a municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Baja region. The municipal seat is the village of Castillo de Teayo.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 18,424 (down from 19,335 in 1995), of whom 4,159 lived in the municipal seat.[2] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 1,970 (10.52%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

The municipality of Castillo de Teayo covers a total surface area of 447.46 km².

Name

"Teayo" comes from the Nahuatl te-ayo-k, which means "tortoise atop stone". This is a reference to the archaeological site known as the Castle of Teayo, a syncretic blend of the Toltec, Mexica, and Huastec cultures.

Settlements

References

  1. ^ "Castillo y su historia". Municipio de Castillo de Teayo. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Castillo de Teayo". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 9 November 2008.