Ixcatepec is a municipality in

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

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. It is located in north zone of the State of

, about from state capital

Xalapa Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of whi ...

. It has a surface of . It is located at . The municipality of Ixcatepec is delimited to the north and north-east by

Chontla Chontla is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the northern part of the state, about 220 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 361.09 km2. It is located at . Geography Borders Chontla is delimited to the west by ...

, to the west by

Tantoyuca Tantoyuca is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Popularly known as "the Pearl of the Huastecas", it is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Tantoyuca. In the 200 ...

, to the south by

Chicontepec de Tejeda Chicontepec is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the north of the State of Veracruz. It has a surface area of . It is located at . The municipality of Chicontepec is delimited to the north by Tantoyuca and Ixcatepec, to the ea ...

and to the south-east by Tepetzintla. It produces principally

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s and

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus '' Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalk ...

. In Ixcatepec, in August takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de la Asunción, Patron of the town. The weather in Ixcatepec is very warm to hot all year with rains in summer and autumn.

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External links

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Municipal Official webpage
{{Veracruz Municipalities of Veracruz