Carrillo Puerto is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the Mexican

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

. It is located in the central area of the State of Veracruz, at . It has a surface of 246.76 km² and a population of 18,888 as of 2020. Its seat is Tamarindo (1,209 inhabitants) and its most populated town is El Palmar (1,259).

Geography

The municipality of Carrillo Puerto is delimited to the north by

Paso del Macho Paso del Macho is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the central zone of the state, about from the state capital, Xalapa. It has an area of . It is located at . Geography The municipality of Paso del Macho is del ...

, to the north-east by Soledad de Doblado, to the east by

Cotaxtla Cotaxtla is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 45 km from the city of Veracruz on Federal Highway 180. Demographics As 2020, the municipality had a population of 22,050 inhabitants in 209 localities. ...

, to the south-east by Cuichapa and to the west by

Cuitláhuac Cuitláhuac (, ) (c. 1476 – 1520) or Cuitláhuac (in Spanish orthography; , , honorific form: Cuitlahuatzin) was the 10th '' Huey Tlatoani'' (emperor) of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan for 80 days during the year Two Flint (1520).Chimalpahin ...

. Weather in Carrillo Puerto is warm and dry most of the year, with a rainy season in Summer.

Economy

Its main crops are

maize Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...

and

beans A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are tradition ...

Culture

The main popular celebration takes place in May, to honor

Isidore the Laborer Isidore the Laborer, born Isidro de Merlo y Quintana, also known as Isidore the Farmer () ( – 15 May 1130), was a Mozarab farmworker who lived in medieval Madrid. Known for his piety toward the poor and animals, he is venerated as a Catholic pa ...

, patron saint of the town.

References

External links

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Municipal Official Site
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Municipal Official Information
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