Tepetlán Explained

Tepetlán
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
Subdivision Name3:Tepetlán
Subdivision Type4:Largest town
Subdivision Name4:Alto Tío Diego
Leader Party:PT
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Leonardo Daniel Aguilar Hernández
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:95.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:9,405
Population Density Km2:98.5
Population Blank1 Title:Seat
Population Blank1:1,533
Timezone:Central
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:19.6667°N -96.8°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Elevation Point:of seat
Elevation M:2,100
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:91430[3]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:228
Website:website

Tepetlán is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It has a surface of 83.90 km2. During the Pre-Hispanic epoch it was inhabited by the Totonac, the most ancient date in the one that one alludes as municipality in that of the 1 °. Of December, 1868 In the Cologne it named the village San Antonio Tepetlán, for decree of November 5, 1932, the head-board is called Tepetlán, remaining suppressed the first part of the name.

Geography

The municipality of Tepetlán is delimited by Acatlán, Chiconquiaco, Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios and Naolinco.[4] The territory of the municipality is watered by small tributary rivers of the river Actópan.

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

Agriculture

It produces principally maize, beans, green chile, sugarcane and coffee.

Celebrations

In Tepetlán , in June takes place the celebration in honor to San Antonio, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.

Demographics

In 2020, Teocelo recorded population of 9,405 inhabitantes in 27 localities, all of them rural.[5] Tepetlán, the municipal seat, had a population of 1,533 hab. Other localities include Alto Tío Diego (1,785 hab.), Mafafas (1,465 hab.), Vicente Guerrero (1,019 hab.) and Colonia Ejidal (743 hab.).[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tepetlán: 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: Tepetlán . Gobierno Estatal. es. 2009-06-16.
  5. http://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2023/08/Tepetl%C3%A1n.CM_.Ver_.2023.2.pdf 2020 Tepetlán CENSUS