Tatatila Explained

Tatatila
Settlement Type:Municipality
Seal Size:70px
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:Tatatila
Leader Party:PRI
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Margarita Hernández Martínez
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:92
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:6,041
Population Density Km2:65.7
Population Blank1 Title:Seat
Population Blank1:1,072
Timezone:Central
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:19.7°N -97.1167°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Elevation Point:of seat
Elevation M:1100
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:93760[3]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:282
Website:website

Tatatila is a municipality located in the mountainous central zone of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 26 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface area of 82.25 km2. It is located at 19.7°N -104°W.

Geography

The municipality of Tatatila is delimited to the north by Altotonga, to the north-east by Tenochtitlan, to the east by Tlacolulan and Tenochtitlan, to the south by Las Vigas de Ramírez, and to the west by Las Minas and Villa Aldama.[4] It is watered by small creeks tributaries of the river Nautla.

The weather in Tatatila is cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

Demographics

In 2020, Tatatila recorded population of 6,041 inhabitantes in 44 localities, all of them classified as rural.[5] Tatatila, the municipal seat, contains nearly 20 % of the population (1,072 hab.). Other localities include La Mancuerna (737 hab.), Pilhuatepec (532 hab.), Tenexpanoya (497 hab.) and Piedra Parada (483 hab.)[5] .

Agriculture

It produces principally maize, beans and coffee.

Celebrations

The celebration in honor of St. Peter the Apostle, patron of the town, occurs at the end of June, and the celebration in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe occurs in December.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jilotepec: Datos generales . es . Cédulas de información municipal . . 2013 . 27 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal . es . . 2010 . 27 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Consulta Códigos Postales . Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales . . 23 February 2018 . February 14, 2024.
  4. Web site: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tatatila . Gobierno Estatal. es. 2009-06-16.
  5. http://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2022/09/Tatatila.CM_.Ver_.2022.4.pdf 2020 Tatatila CENSUS