Cazones de Herrera Municipality
| Cazones | |
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| Cazones de Herrera | |
Parish church in the municipal seat
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 Cazones
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| Coordinates: 20°42′16″N 97°18′38″W / 20.70444°N 97.31056°WCoordinates: 20°42′16″N 97°18′38″W / 20.70444°N 97.31056°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Veracruz |
| Municipal Status | 1936 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Alejandro Herrera Carranza |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 106.11 km2 (40.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2005) Municipality | |
| • Municipality | 23,483 |
| • | 4,620 |
| Time zone | Central (US Central) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | Central (UTC-5) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 92980 |
Cazones de Herrera, or Cazones, is a town and municipality located in the north of the Mexican state of Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico. While it has tourist attractions along its shore, especially in the Barra de Cazones area, the municipality, including the seat, has a high level of socioeconomic marginalization. Most of the municipality's population works in agriculture.
The town of Cazones de Herrera is 321 km from the state capital of Xalapa. It is a small town typical for the area, with a main church, main plaza, kiosk and municipal palace or government office. It is located next to the Cazones River and there is boat service from the municipal seat to communities on the other side of the river, including boats that carry vehicles. While it is the largest community in the municipality with a population of 4,260 as of 2010, it has a high level of socioeconomic marginalization.
The town name comes from the Spanish word for the school shark, which used to be plentiful here. The appendage “de Herrera” is in honor of soldier and politician José Joaquín de Herrera. Its municipal seal contains elements related to the area’s production of citrus fruit and corn as well as a school shark. Other elements refer to the lands and Farallón Island at the mouth of the Cazones River.
In the pre-Hispanic period, the area was part of Totonacapan, although it came under the domination of the Aztecs in the 15th century. After the Conquest, the Totonacs came to dominate the local culture again. After Independence, the area became part of the Papantla municipality. The current municipality was created in 1936 with land that formerly belonged to the municipalities of Papantla and Tuxpan, with the settlement of Cazones designated as a town. The current official name was adopted in 1956.
The town of Cazones de Herrera is the local government for 70 other communities which cover an area of 106.11 km2. It borders the municipalities of Tuxpan, Papantla, Poza Rica and Tihuatlán with the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Aside from the municipal seat, other significant communities are La Unión with 1,850 people, Manilio Fabio Altamirano with 1,214 people, Barra de Cazones with 1,167 people, and Rancho Nuevo with 1,065 people. The municipal government consists of a municipal president, an officer called a “síndico”, and four representatives, called “regidors.”
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