Chiconquiaco | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico Veracruz#Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Capital Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipal seat and largest town |
Subdivision Name3: | Chiconquiaco |
Leader Party: | PVEM |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Luis Silvestre Morales Viveros |
Area Total Km2: | 133.9 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 13,881 |
Population Density Km2: | 103.7 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
Population Blank1: | 3,500 |
Timezone: | Central (US Central) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 19.75°N -96.8167°W |
Elevation Point: | of seat |
Elevation M: | 2,236 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (of seat) |
Postal Code: | 93880 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Name: | Demonym |
Website: | https://www.chiconquiaco.gob.mx/ |
Chiconquiaco is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the Sierra de Chiconquiaco in the middle of the State of Veracruz. It has a surface of 68.27 km2. It is located at 19.75°N -145°W.
As 2020, the municipality had a population of 13,881 inhabitants in 52 localities.[1] About, 3,500 inhabitants resides in the municipal seat, other localities include El Huérfano (1,694 hab.), El Capulín (937 hab.), La Sombra (901 hab.) and Las Paredes (694 hab.).[1]
It produces principally maize, beans and coffee.
In Chiconquiaco, in June takes place the celebration in honor to San Pedro and San Pablo Patrons of the place.
The municipality of Chiconquiaco is delimited to the north-west by Misantla, to the north by Yecuatla, to the east by Juchique de Ferrer, to the south-east by Tepetlán, to the south by Acatlán and to the west by Landero y Coss.[2]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Chiconquiaco has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb). Fog occurs on an average of 120.6 days per year, while lightning occurs on 3.6 days. The record high and record low temperatures of and were recorded on September 20, 1967, and January 4, 1979, respectively.