Lerdo de Tejada | |
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Coordinates: 18°37′26″N 95°30′51″W / 18.62389°N 95.51417°W[1] | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Region | Papaloapan |
Established | 23 January 1923 |
Named for | Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada |
Municipal seat | Lerdo de Tejada |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hermas Cortes García |
Area | |
• Total | 84.245 km2 (32.527 sq mi) |
Elevation [1] (of seat) | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2010 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 20,141 |
• Estimate (2015 Intercensal Survey)[4] | 19,606 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
• Seat | 18,715 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
Postal codes | 95280–95295 |
Area code | 284 |
Website | lerdodetejada.gob.mx |
Lerdo de Tejada is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 207 kilometres (129 mi) southeast of the state capital Xalapa. It is named after Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, the 27th President of Mexico.[2]