Altotonga

Altotonga (Spanish: Municipio de Altotonga) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located about 80 km northwest of the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 328.7 km² It is located at 19°46′N 97°15′W.

Altotonga
Municipality
Top: Altotonga Municipal Palace; Middle: Altotonga forest landscape, Altotonga main plaza; Bottom: Altotonga Downtown, María Magdalena Church
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 19°45′58″N 97°14′44″W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Region	Capital Region
Government
• Mayor	Rozaz 250 (PRI)
Area
• Total	328.7 km2 (126.9 sq mi)
Elevation (of seat)	2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	64,234
• Density	189.7/km2 (491/sq mi)
• Seat	21,640
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (US Central))
Postal code (of seat)	93700
Climate	ET
Website	(in Spanish)

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1995	48,827	—
2000	53,241	+9.0%
2005	56,962	+7.0%
2010	60,396	+6.0%
2015	65,548	+8.5%
2020	64,234	−2.0%
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Altotonga is delimited to the east by Misantla, to the south by Tenochtitlán, Tatatila, Las Minas, Villa Aldama and Perote, to the west by Jalacingo, and to the north by Atzalan and Misantla.^[2]

It produces maize, beans and potatoes.

Demographics

As 2020 the municipality had a population of 64,234 inhabitants in 105 localities.^[1] About a third resides in the municipal seat, other localities include Juan Marcos (3,039 hab.), Ahueyahualco (2,944 hab.), Tezahuapan de Juárez (2,143 hab.) and Gutiérrez Zamora (1,828 hab.).^[1]