Teziutlán

Teziutlán is a small city in the northeast of the Mexican state of Puebla. Its 2005 census population was 60,597. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding Teziutlán Municipality. The municipality has an area of 84.2 km² (32.51 sq mi) and a population of 88,970.

Teziutlán
Town
Festival of the Virgin of Carmen in the Zocalo, 21 July 2009.
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
La Perla de la Sierra
The Pearl of the Mountain Range
Teziutlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°49′04″N 97°22′00″W
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
Founded1552
Municipal Status1825
Government
  Municipal PresidentLic. Carlos Enrique Peredo Grau
Area
  Municipality85.48 km2 (33.00 sq mi)
Elevation
1,990 m (6,530 ft)
Population
 (2005)Municipality
  Municipality92,170
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Demonym:Teziuteca/o
Website(in Spanish) Official site

Teziutlán is located at 19°49′N 97°22′W, close to the border with Veracruz, in the Sierra Madre Oriental. The area is drained by the Río El Calvario, Río Xóloatl and Río Xoloco rivers.

Teziutlán is described in some guidebooks as a "picturesque colonial town". It was founded on 15 March 1552 at a location known to the locals as "Teziuhyotepetzintlan". The name Teziutlán is Nahuatl, and means "place near the hailstones".

During the presidency of Porfirio Díaz, the town gained prosperity, and it is described as "a commercial town of importance, very often visited by traveling salesmen from businesses in this country and abroad... It depends on a group of businesses that handle significant capital and sell on a large scale in the principal markets of Europe and the United States."[1] Teziutlán was linked to the expanding railway network during the Porfiriato presidency, which aided its prosperity.

Climate

The climate is highland subtropical but ever moist (Köppen: Cfb) similar to the plateaus of southern Brazil, but with longer soft periods of time.[2][3]

Climate data for Teziutlán
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
29.0
(84.2)
32.0
(89.6)
30.0
(86.0)
35.0
(95.0)
30.0
(86.0)
30.0
(86.0)
26.0
(78.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
29.0
(84.2)
26.5
(79.7)
35.0
(95.0)
Average high °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)
17.1
(62.8)
20.2
(68.4)
21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
20.7
(69.3)
19.8
(67.6)
19.4
(66.9)
18.8
(65.8)
17.3
(63.1)
17.1
(62.8)
16.5
(61.7)
18.9
(66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
12.0
(53.6)
14.8
(58.6)
16.5
(61.7)
16.8
(62.2)
16.2
(61.2)
15.2
(59.4)
15.1
(59.2)
15.0
(59.0)
13.5
(56.3)
12.6
(54.7)
11.7
(53.1)
14.2
(57.6)
Average low °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
6.9
(44.4)
9.4
(48.9)
11.1
(52.0)
11.6
(52.9)
11.6
(52.9)
10.6
(51.1)
10.8
(51.4)
11.1
(52.0)
9.7
(49.5)
8.0
(46.4)
6.8
(44.2)
9.5
(49.1)
Record low °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)
−4.0
(24.8)
−1.0
(30.2)
1.0
(33.8)
1.5
(34.7)
6.5
(43.7)
6.0
(42.8)
7.0
(44.6)
3.0
(37.4)
1.5
(34.7)
−1.5
(29.3)
−5.0
(23.0)
−5.0
(23.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52
(2.0)
46
(1.8)
32
(1.3)
45
(1.8)
81
(3.2)
214
(8.4)
164
(6.5)
194
(7.6)
298
(11.7)
172
(6.8)
91
(3.6)
51
(2.0)
1,440
(56.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.6 10.7 9.5 8.8 8.8 16.1 18.4 20.2 19.5 17.4 12.1 11.2 163.3
Source: WeatherBase

Famous residents

The city is noteworthy as the birthplace of two prominent twentieth-century politicians:

The city has also been the birthplace of other prominent figures:

https://franciscorocafuerte.wixsite.com/frocafuerte/bio-english

  • Cayetano Arámburo (b. 29 July 1990) Mexican series/soap opera actor.

References

  1. José Mendizábal, Almanque de efemérides del Estado de Puebla para el año de 1898 (Mexico 1898, p. 70) quoted in Enrique Krauze, Mexico: Biography of Power. New York: Harper Collins 1997, 491.
  2. "Teziutlán, Puebla Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. "Find cities with a similar climate". Vivid Maps. Retrieved 2019-02-15.



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