Tuxpan Municipality
Municipality
Coat of arms
Tuxpan Municipality Location of Tuxpan within Mexico
Coordinates: 20°57′N 97°24′W / 20.950°N 97.400°W / 20.950; -97.400
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Government
• Municipal President	Juan Antonio Aguilar Mancha
Area
• Total	1,061.9 km2 (410.0 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population
• Total	143 362
• Density	135.01/km2 (349.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (CDT)
Website	http://tuxpanveracruz.gob.mx/

Tuxpan Municipality (or Túxpam Municipality, fully Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano Municipality, Spanish: Municipio de Tuxpan) is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

The capital is Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano.

Demographics[edit]

The population of the municipality was 134,394 inhabitants, according to the INEGI census of 2005, residing in a total area of 1,051.89 km² (406.14 sq mi).

Geography[edit]

The municipality covers an area of 1,061.90 km².

Subdivisions[edit]

The municipality includes many smaller outlying communities, the largest of which are Alto Lucero and Santiago de la Peña. A local beachside community is also nearby.

• 43 congregaciones.
• 41 rancherías
• 1 poblado.

Borders[edit]

• N: Tamiahua Municipality
• S: Cazones Municipality
• E: Gulf of Mexico
• W: Álamo-Temapache Municipality and Tihuatlán Municipality