El Higo (municipality)

El Higo
El Higo
El Higo
Coordinates: 21°46′0″N 98°27′0″W / 21.76667°N 98.45000°W / 21.76667; -98.45000
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Municipal seatEl Higo
Municipality created25 November 1988
Area
  Total
356.94 km2 (137.82 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
18,392
  Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6
Websitehttp://elhigo.emunicipios.gob.mx/

El Higo is a municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of El Higo, Veracruz.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 18,392, of whom 7,844 lived in the municipal seat. Of the municipality's inhabitants, 218 spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

The municipality of El Higo covers a total surface area of 356.94 km2. It was created on 25 November 1988, from the municipality of Tempoal.