What is "chiconamel"

Chiconamel is a village (pueblo) in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Chiconamel.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the village of Chiconamel reported a total population of 1,517.

Chiconamel Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. The municipal seat is the village of Chiconamel, Veracruz.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the municipality reported a total population of 6,811, of whom 1,517 lived in the municipal seat. Of the municipality's inhabitants, 3,902 (62%) spoke an indigenous language, primarily Nahuatl.

The municipality of Chiconamel covers a total surface area of 133.25 km². Unusually, however, the municipality is divided into two by an intervening portion of the municipality of Chalma, with the eastern portion of its territory an exclave.