| Santiago Sochiapan | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Papaloapan |
| Area Total Km2: | 40.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 7,639 |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 18.65°N -139°W |
Santiago Sochiapan is a municipality located in the south of the Papaloapan zone in the central zone of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 240 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 40.04 km2. It is located at 18.65°N -139°W.
The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Xochi-apa-tlan; that means “Place with blue flowers".
The municipality of Santiago Sochiapan is bordered to the north and east by Playa Vicente and to the south and west by Oaxaca.[1]
The weather in Santiago Sochiapan is very cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
It produces principally maize, beans, green chile, watermelon, coffee and tomato.
Every May, a festival is held to celebrate Aposto Santiago, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.