Cosautlán de Carvajal | |
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: | Cosautlán de Carvajal |
Leader Party: | MC |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | José Antonio Valdivia Huerta |
Area Total Km2: | 76.6 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 16,167 |
Population Density Km2: | 211.1 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
Population Blank1: | 4,768 |
Timezone: | Central (US Central) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 19.3333°N -96.9833°W |
Elevation Point: | of seat |
Elevation M: | 1,172 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (of seat) |
Postal Code: | 91620 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Name: | Demonym |
Cosautlán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the montane central zone of the state, about 23.5 km from Xalapa, the state capital. It has a surface of 72.38 km2. It is located at 19.3333°N -155°W. The town has 2224 men and 2393 women.[1]
The municipality of Cosautlán is delimited to the north by Teocelo, to the south by Tlaltetela, to the east by Tlaltetela, to the south by Oteapan, and to the west by Ixhuacán de los Reyes.[2]
The weather in Cosautlán is cold all year with rains in summer and autumn.
As 2020, the municipality had a population of 16,167inhabitants in 29 localities.[3] About 25%, resides in the municipal seat, other localities include Limones (2,369 hab.), Piedra Parada (1,474 hab.), San Miguel Tlapéxcatl (1,098 hab.) and Emiliano Zapata (1,094 hab.).[3]
It produces principally maize and beans.
In Cosautlán, in May takes place the celebration in honor to San Isidro Labrador, Patron of the town.