Tantima is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of
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 ...
, about 220 km from state capital
Xalapa
Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-EnrÃquez (), 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 which ...
. It has a surface of 267.32 km2. It is located at . It is a village huasteco very ancient; the name is given of it steals of producing tree of a few fruits known also like sacuates or jÃcaras. Previously it was including a great extension of territory, but in 1872 Citlaltépetl's municipality is raised and in 1875 that of TamalÃn, segregating both territories of Tantima's municipality.
Toponymy
The word Tantima may come from the huastec or nahuatl languages: tan (place) and tima (a kind of tree).
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Geographic Limits
The municipality of Tantima is delimited to the north by
Ozuluama
Ozuluama (formally: Ozuluama de Mascareñas)
is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Ozuluama de Mascareñas. It was given ...
, to the north, east and south by
TamalÃn, to the south-east by
Chinampa de Gorostiza, and to the south by
Tancoco.
It is watered by small creeks that form Cuchapas's tideland, which ends in the Lagoon Tamiahua.
Agriculture
It produces principally
maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maÃz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The ...
,
beans
A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes thr ...
,
watermelon
Watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varie ...
and
orange fruit
An orange is a fruit of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae (see list of plants known as orange); it primarily refers to ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', which is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related ''Citrus à ...
.
Celebrations
In Tantima , in October takes place the celebration in honor to San Francisco de AsÃs. Virgen de la Candelaria, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.
Weather
The weather in Tantima is very warm all year with rains in summer and autumn.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
{{Veracruz
Municipalities of Veracruz