Tancanhuitz de Santos

Tancanhuitz
Municipality and Town
Traditional Huastec hut in the Coyol Ja community, Tancanhuitz Municipality
Traditional Huastec hut in the Coyol Ja community, Tancanhuitz Municipality
Location of the municipality in San Luis Potosí
Location of the municipality in San Luis Potosí
Coordinates: 21°36′N 98°58′W / 21.600°N 98.967°W / 21.600; -98.967
Country Mexico
StateSan Luis Potosí
Government
 • Municipal PresidentRafael Cruz Mendoza (PRI)
Area
 • Total134.05 km2 (51.76 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (656 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total25,055
 • Density152.89/km2 (396.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Tancanhuitz is a town and one of the 58 municipalities of the state of San Luis Potosí in central Mexico.[1] It is located in the southeastern part of the state, approximately 330 km (210 mi) from the city of San Luis Potosí. The municipality covers an area of 134.05 km².

  1. ^ "Estado De San Luis Potosí". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. 2002. Archived from the original on September 19, 2004. Retrieved 2023-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)