Ciudad Cuauhtémoc (Veracruz)
| Ciudad Cuauhtémoc | |
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| City & municipal seat | |
 Ciudad Cuauhtémoc
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| Coordinates: 22°11′0″N 97°50′0″W / 22.18333°N 97.83333°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico
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| State | Veracruz |
| Municipality | Pueblo Viejo |
| Settled | early 16th century |
| City status | 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Tomás Castillo Rivera (AFV), 2008-10 |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 8,950 |
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc is a city in the Huasteca Alta region of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding Pueblo Viejo Municipality.
The name honours Cuauhtémoc (c. 1502–1525), last tlatoani of the Aztecs.
In the 2005 INEGI Census, Ciudad Cuauhtémoc reported a total population of 8,950.
The settlement was founded in the early years of the Conquest, in the early 16th century, by Fray Andrés de Olmos. It was given city status in 1980.
Coordinates: 21°17′N 98°22′W / 21.283°N 98.367°W
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