Municipio of Catemaco, Veracruz
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The municipio of Catemaco is both a city and a county in the heart of the
volcanic mountains of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas along the Gulf of Mexico in
southeast Veracruz state, Mexico, about 100 miles south of the port of
Veracruz City.
As of the 2000 census, approximately 24,000 inhabitants enjoy Catemaco
city plus another 22,000 who are spread around the county in hundreds of
small communities. Ethnic composition is primarily mestizo, with only an
insignificant number of Amerindian language speakers (500+/-) and even
less foreigners.
volcanic mountains of the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas along the Gulf of Mexico in
southeast Veracruz state, Mexico, about 100 miles south of the port of
Veracruz City.
As of the 2000 census, approximately 24,000 inhabitants enjoy Catemaco
city plus another 22,000 who are spread around the county in hundreds of
small communities. Ethnic composition is primarily mestizo, with only an
insignificant number of Amerindian language speakers (500+/-) and even
less foreigners.