Coacoatzintla in a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
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of
Veracruz
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. It is located in the mountainous central zone of the state, about 11.5 km from the state capital
Xalapa
Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 ...
. It has a surface of 43.9 km2. It is located at .
Geography
The municipality of Coacoatzintla is delimited to the north by
Tonayan, to the north-east by
Miahuatlán, to the east by
Naolinco
Naolinco is a small city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is named after Guadalupe Victoria, also known as Naolinco de Victoria. It is on Federal Highways 190 and 180. It has borders with Xalapa, Acatlán, Tepetlán
Tepetlán is a mun ...
, to the south-east by
Jilotepec, to the south by
Banderilla and to the west by
Tlacolulan.
The climate in Coacoatzintla is wet and cold with rains all year round.
Demographics
As 2020, the municipality had a population of 11,018 inhabitants in 20 localities.
[2020 Coacoatzintla CENSUS]
/ref> More than 70% resides in the municipal seat, other localities include Los Planes (616 hab.), Pueblo Viejo (325 hab.) and Tlachinola (265 hab.).[
]
Economy
It produces principally 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 potatoes
The potato () is a starchy tuberous vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are underground stem tubers of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'', a perennial in the nightshade famil ...
.
Culture
The celebration in honor to Santiago Apostol, patron of the town, occurs in July.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage
*
Municipal Official Information
{{Veracruz
Municipalities of Veracruz