Mixtla de Altamirano 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 ...
of
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 in the central zone of the state, about 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 an area of .
Geography
The municipality of Mixtla de Altamirano is delimited to the north by
Texhuacán
Texhuacán is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 205 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 32.90 km2. It is located at .
Geography
The municipality of Texhuacán is del ...
, to the east by
Zongolica, to the south by
Tehuipango and to the west by
Astacinga.
The weather in Mixtla de Altamirano is very cold all year with rains in summer and autumn.
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
coffee
Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, but decaffeinated coffee is also commercially a ...
.
Culture
In Mixtla de Altamirano, a celebration to honor San Andrés Apostol, patron of the town, takes place in December.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
{{Veracruz
Municipalities of Veracruz