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Tampico Alto is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
of the
Mexican state A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...
of
Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
. It is located in the state's
Huasteca Alta The Huasteca Alta region is one of the regions of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is part of the broader Huasteca La Huasteca is a geographical and cultural region located partially along the Gulf of Mexico and including parts of the states o ...
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. Of the municipality's inhabitants, 129 spoke an
indigenous language An indigenous language, or autochthonous language, is a language that is native to a region and spoken by its indigenous peoples. Indigenous languages are not necessarily national languages but they can be; for example, Aymara is both an indigen ...
, primarily Wastek (Huasteco). Tampico Alto Municipality covers a total surface area of 1,027.35 km2.


Settlements in the municipality

* Tampico Alto (municipal seat; 2005 population 2,126) * Brecha Huasteca (population 3,000) *
La Ribera La Ribera (, 'The Shore') is one of the areas of the quarter of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera of Ciutat Vella ("the old city") of Barcelona. Overview Many of the buildings date from late Medieval times. It was a well-to-do quarter duri ...
(2,500) * Llano de Bustos (2,000) *Las Chacas (519)


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