| Zontecomatlán | |
| 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 |
| Area Total Km2: | 216.33 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Total: | 13,091 |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 20.7667°N -118°W |
Zontecomatlán is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 378 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 216.33 km2. It is located at 20.7667°N -118°W.
The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Tzon-tecoma-tlan; 'head,' 'big round gourd' 'place' that means “Place of the big heads."
The municipality of Zontecomatlán is bordered to the north by the state of Hidalgo, to the north-east by Benito Juárez and to the south by Texcatepec.[1]
The climate in Zontecomatlán is warm-humid with an average temperature of 18°C, with rains in summer and autumn.
It produces principally marijuana, maize, beans, green chile, coffee, orange fruit and sugarcane.
Every October, a festival is held to celebrate San Francisco de Asís, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.