Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico

Cities and Places in Los Tuxtlas (municipios)
Municipios form the governmental structure of Los Tuxtlas. Although the term translates to municipality,
there is no U.S. equivalent. The best description would be a county / city government combination.

This guide describes each major Los Tuxtlas
municipio, many of its villages and towns, including maps,
photos, statistics,  and most major attractions.
The North Tuxtlas Municipios and Villages
Catemaco
San Andrés Tuxtla
Santiago Tuxtla
Angel R. Cabada

The South Tuxtlas Municipios and Villages
Hueyapan de Ocampo
Soteapan
Mecayapan
Tatahuicapan de Juarez
Pajapan

Other Information
Village index - all the beach villages, hill villages, places of
interest, etc.

References for municipios and villages

Many of the Tuxtlas municipios were formed in the 1800´s.

Usually the main city of a municipio is also the name of the
municipio.

If another city gathers enough population, it frequently breaks
away to form its own municipio. The last one to do so was
Mecayapan which split into 2, with one turning into Tatahuicapan.
There is an effort to split the Sihuapan/Comoapan area away
from San Andrés Tuxtla.

Related page:
Wikipedia - What is a municipio?