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Tenampa is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 30 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface area of 69.92 km2. It is located at . In 1455 war came to the municipality by means of the emperor Moctezuma. In 1514, the Spanish conquest resulted in the area being renamed, baptized as Xampala-Tenampa. In 1912 general Jiménez fought the battle of Cotlamanes's hill against the Government of Victoriano Huerta.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Tenampa
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Veracruz
Settlement.area_total_km2
69.92
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Country
Mexico
Located in
Veracruz
Population
6677
Elevation
972
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Tenampa is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 30 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface area of 69.92 km2. It is located at . In 1455 war came to the municipality by means of the emperor Moctezuma. In 1514, the Spanish conquest resulted in the area being renamed, baptized as Xampala-Tenampa. In 1912 general Jiménez fought the battle of Cotlamanes's hill against the Government of Victoriano Huerta.

==Geography==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tenampa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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