El Higo (municipality)

El Higo is a municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of El Higo, Veracruz.

El Higo
Municipality
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Coordinates: 21°46′0″N 98°27′0″W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipal seat	El Higo
Municipality created	25 November 1988
Area
• Total	356.94 km2 (137.82 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	18,392
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6
Website	http://elhigo.emunicipios.gob.mx/

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 18,392, of whom 7,844 lived in the municipal seat.^[1] Of the municipality's inhabitants, 218 spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

The municipality of El Higo covers a total surface area of 356.94 km². It was created on 25 November 1988, from the municipality of Tempoal.

Settlements in the municipality

• El Higo (municipal seat; 2005 population 7,844)
• El Pueblito (population 1,022)
• El Hoxton (698)
• Bella Vista (689)

Municipal presidents

Since the municipality's creation, the following individuals have held the position of municipal president (mayor):

• 1988–1991: municipal council (no mayor)
• 1992–1994: Víctor Lara González (PRI)
• 1995–1997: Juvencio Goldaracena Zavala (PRI)
• 1998–2000: Jorge Zumaya Hernández (PRD)
• 2001–2004: Evencio de la Garza Rivera (PVEM)
• 2005–2007: Leonel Meraz Duval (PAN)