| Ixcatepec | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ixcatepec within Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Erick Omar Martínez Márquez |
| Area Total Km2: | 229.5 |
| Population Total: | 12 664 |
| Population Density Km2: | 55.18 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 21.2333°N -98°W |
| Website: | http://www.ixcatepec.gob.mx/ |
Ixcatepec is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the north zone of the state, about 220km (140miles) from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 229.49sqkm. It is located at 21.2333°N -98°W.
The municipality of Ixcatepec is delimited to the north and north-east by Chontla, to the west by Tantoyuca, to the south by Chicontepec de Tejeda and to the south-east by Tepetzintla.[1] The weather in Ixcatepec is very warm to hot all year with rains in summer and autumn.
It produces principally maize, beans and sugarcane.
In Ixcatepec, in August takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de la Asunción, Patron of the town.