Sayula is a
municipality located in the plains of the
Sotavento zone ''Sotavento'' is a Portuguese and Spanish word meaning "leeward". Places with that name include:
*Sotavento Algarvio, the eastern part of the Algarve region, Portugal, around Faro and Tavira
*Sotavento Islands, the southern group of Cape Verde isla ...
in the central zone of the State of
Veracruz in
Mexico, about 382 km from state capital
Xalapa. It has a surface area of . It is located at .
Geographic Limits
The municipality of Sayula is delimited to the north by
Acayucan
Acayucan is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located in the state's southeast, in the Olmeca region. It serves as the municipal seat for the Acayucan Municipality
Acayucan Municipality is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican s ...
, to the east by
Oluta and
Texistepec
Texistepec is a municipality located in the south-east zone in the State of Veracruz, about 285 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 615.26 km2. It is located at . Texistepec in 1580 concerned to Coatzacoalcos's province. In 1831 ...
, to the south by
Jesús Carranza
Jesús Carranza Neira was a Mexican colonel from Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila
Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza) ...
and to the west by
San Juan Evangelista
San Juan Evangelista is a municipality located in the plains of the Sotavento zone in the central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 260 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 968.94 km2. It is located at .
Geographic limits
T ...
.
It is watered by rivers of the San Juan, which is a tributary of the river Papaloapan and for other tributaries of the Río Chiquito, and the brazo de Coatzacoalcos.
Agriculture
It produces principally
maize,
beans,
rice,
orange fruit,
coffee,
mango
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree ''Mangifera indica''. It is believed to have originated in the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South a ...
and
green chile.
Celebrations
In Sayula, in May takes place the celebration in honor to San Isidro Labrador, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.
Weather
The weather in Sayula is warm and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
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Municipalities of Veracruz