In the 2005 INEGI Census, Camarón de Tejeda reported a population of 2,019, with 5,660 in the surrounding municipality.[1]
The area is essentially rural with a population density of 32 people/km2. The town is named for the large number of shrimp (camarón in Spanish) found in a small river in the area.
Before having its current name, the town was known by several others, including Villa Tejeda in 1927, and Adalberto Tejeda in 1955.
Geography
The town is located in the central part of the Veracruz, at 19° 01’ north latitude, 96° 37’ west longitude, at an altitude of 320 meters above sea level.
It is composed of a courtyard at its center, 50 meters on each side, enclosed by a 3-meter-high (9.8ft) wall. Two large doors open to the west.
The north section of the structure borders the road and has many rooms for housing, aligned east-to-west.
To the south of the courtyard are found two large storage rooms. The first remains largely intact and forms the supports for the second, situated at a southwest angle to the corral, being nothing but some pieces of wood supported by a brick wall, with a thatched roof. Facing it at a southeast angle are the remains of another storage room. This, with its brick wall, formerly supported the building's frame.
On the south side of the structure, the final storage room has a space through which a person can pass.
Opposite the Hacienda, on the other side of the road, are two condemned houses and the ruins of ten Indian boxes[?].
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