# Tantoyuca

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City in Veracruz, Mexico

Tantoyuca, Veracruz City View of Tantoyuca Tantoyuca, Veracruz Location in Mexico Show map of Veracruz Tantoyuca, Veracruz Tantoyuca, Veracruz (Mexico) Show map of Mexico Coordinates: 21°21′0″N 98°14′0″W / 21.35000°N 98.23333°W / 21.35000; -98.23333 Country Mexico State Veracruz Municipality Tantoyuca Founded pre-Conquest Town status 12 April 1850 City status 25 July 1901 Government • Municipal President Trinidad San Román Vera (PRI), 2008-10 • Federal electoral district Veracruz's 1st Elevation 140 m (460 ft) Population (2005) • Total 23,893 Time zone UTC-6 (Zona Centro) Website www.tantoyuca.gob.mx

**Tantoyuca**is a city in the [Mexican state](/source/Mexican_state) of [Veracruz](/source/Veracruz). Popularly known as "the Pearl of the Huastecas", it is located in the state's [Huasteca Alta](/source/Huasteca_Alta) region. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Veracruz) of [Tantoyuca](/source/Tantoyuca_(municipality)).

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Tantoyuca reported a total population of 23,893.[1]

## Name

"Tantoyuca" comes from the [Tenek](/source/Wastek_language) "*tan-tuyik"*, which means "place of wax."

## History

Tantoyuca was founded by [Huastec people](/source/Huastec_people) in [pre-Hispanic](/source/Conquest_of_Mexico) times. It was conquered by the [Mexica](/source/Mexica) [Triple Alliance](/source/Aztec_Triple_Alliance) in the late 15th or early 16th centuries. It was given town *(villa)* status on 12 April 1850 and city *(ciudad)* status on 25 July 1901.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tantoyuca"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070127023713/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30155a.htm). *Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México*. [Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal](/source/Instituto_Nacional_para_el_Federalismo_y_el_Desarrollo_Municipal). Archived from [the original](http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30155a.htm) on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2008.

## External links

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