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
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 2 ...
and
Ixcatepec, to the east by
Temapache and
Tepetzintla, to the south by
Ixhuatlán de Madero
Ixhuatlán de Madero is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in north zone of the State of Veracruz, about 376 km from state capital Xalapa, in the region called Huasteca Baja. It is one of 212 municipalities in Veracruz. It has ...
, and to the west by
Hidalgo.
It produces principally
maize,
bean
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 th ...
s and
oranges.
The celebration in honor of Santiago Apóstol, Patron of Chicontepec, takes place in July.
The weather in Chicontepec is very warm all year round with rain in summer.
Many inhabitants still speak the
Nahuatl language
Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan languages, Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in ...
and practice indigenous customs.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
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Municipalities of Veracruz