Miahuatlán | |
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: | Miahuatlán |
Leader Party: | FM |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Héctor Óscar Suárez Sánchez |
Area Total Km2: | 29.4 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 4,841 |
Population Density Km2: | 164.8 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
Population Blank1: | 3,667 |
Timezone: | Central (US Central) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 19.7°N -96.8667°W |
Elevation Point: | of seat |
Elevation M: | 1,970 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (of seat) |
Postal Code: | 91410 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Name: | Demonym |
Miahuatlán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
It is located in montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 28 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 20.56 km2.
Miahuatlán Municipality is delimited to the north by Landero y Coss, to the east by Acatlán Municipality, to the south by Naolinco Municipality and to the west by Tonayán Municipality.[1]
The weather in Miahuatlán is cold all year with rains in summer and autumn.
As 2020, the municipality had a population of 4,841 inhabitants in 13 localities.[2] Miahuatlán, the municipal seat, it's the only considered urban, where 75 % of the population resides (3,667 hab.)[2] . Other localities include Dos Jacalaes (370 hab.), Cumbre de Jonotal (285 hab.), Yerbabuena (135 hab.) and Carolino Anaya (105 hab.)[2] .
It produces principally maize, rice and coffee.
In Miahuatlán , in march takes place the celebration in honor to San José, Patron of the town.