Tempoal de Sánchez, Veracruz

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Tempoal
(Tempoal de Sánchez)
City & municipal seat
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Tempoal is located in Mexico
Tempoal
Tempoal
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°31′0″N 98°23′0″W / 21.51667°N 98.38333°W / 21.51667; -98.38333Coordinates: 21°31′0″N 98°23′0″W / 21.51667°N 98.38333°W / 21.51667; -98.38333
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
MunicipalityTempoal
Settledpre-Conquest
Town status27 May 1927
City status29 November 1927
Government
 • Municipal PresidentSandra Malerva PAN (Partido Accion National)2011-2014
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total12,237
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
DemonymTempoalense
Websitewww.tempoal.gob.mx

Tempoal (formally: Tempoal de Sánchez) is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Located in the state's region, it serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Tempoal Municipality.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city of Tempoal reported a total population of 12,237.[1]

Name[]

Tempoal comes from the Wastek Tam-puhal, meaning "place of toads". "De Sánchez" honours (1831–1867), a native of the area who fought in the Battle of Puebla of 5 May 1862 and later chaired the court martial that sentenced Emperor Maximilian and his generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía to death by firing squad in Santiago de Querétaro on 19 June 1867.

History[]

Tempoal was founded in pre-Hispanic times. It was given town (villa) status on 27 May 1927 and city (ciudad) status on 29 November 1927.

References[]

  1. ^ "Tempoal". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2008.

External links[]

  • Tempoal Web page of the Veracruz State Govt. Accessed 6 November 2008.
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