Tihuatlán (municipality)

Tihuatlán Municipality is a municipality located in the north zone in the State of Veracruz, about 316 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 828.29 km2. The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Cihua-tlán; that means “Women’s place " but refers to gods.

Tihuatlán
Tihuatlán
Location of Tihuatlán within Mexico
Coordinates: 20.7161412°N 97.5438963°W / 20.7161412; -97.5438963
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Foundation1598
Government
  Municipal PresidentJosé Enrique Romero Alarcón
Area
  Total828.3 km2 (319.8 sq mi)
Population
  Total80 923
  Density97.7/km2 (253/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
WebsiteOfficial Website

Geographic limits

Tihuatlán Municipality is delimited to the north by Temapache Municipality and Tuxpan Municipality, to the east by Papantla Municipality, Poza Rica Municipality and Cazones de Herrera Municipality to the south by Coatzintla Municipality and to the south-west by Puebla State.[1] It is watered by the rivers Cazones and Tontepec, which end in the gulf of Mexico.

Agriculture

It produces principally maize, beans, green chile and orange fruit.

Celebrations

In Tihuatlán, in October takes place the celebration in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Transportation

El Tajín National Airport is located in Tihuatlán.[2]

Weather

The weather in Tihuatlán is warm and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

References

  1. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tihuatlán" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  2. "DIRECTORIO DE OFICINAS DE VENTAS Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Aeromar. 4/7. Retrieved on December 18, 2010.
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