Cerro Azul, Veracruz
Cerro Azul | ||
|---|---|---|
Municipal President Reynaldo Mora Nuñes (2008-10) | | |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • Total | 23,573 | |
| • Municipality | 24,739 | |
| Website | www.cerroazul.gob.mx | |
Cerro Azul is a city in the
In the 2005 INEGI Census, the city reported a total population of 23,573.[1]
History
The site had been a 10,000-acre (40 km2) area of rolling plains and hills used for cattle grazing (potreros). Hundreds of little asphalt springs dotted the area where cattle bones could be seen caught in the black seepage. Oil drilling in the area began in 1906.
The town's population grew exponentially following the drilling of the Cerro Azul No. 4 well, at the time the world's largest pumping 260,000 barrels per day (BPD), in February 1916. The well was drilled by Herbert Wylie for the Mexican Petroleum Company, then controlled by California oilman
The municipality of Cerro Azul was created on 27 November 1963, and the city was given city status on 6 December 1983.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Cerro Azul". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-520-22909-9.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Site
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
