Tamalín 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' ...
located in the north zone in the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, 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 has a surface of 417.85 km2. It is located at . By Decree of November 13, 1875 there was raised in municipality Tamalín's congregation that concerned to Tantima's municipality.
Geography
Tamalín lies on the west shore of
Tamiahua Lagoon. The municipality is delimited to the north and north-west by
Ozuluama, to the east by
Tamiahua, and to the south by
Tancoco,
Naranjos Amatlán and
Chinampa de Gorostiza.
The weather in Tamalín is very warm and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
Agriculture
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
watermelon
The watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, that has a large, edible fruit. It is a Glossary of botanical terms#scandent, scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, and is plant breeding ...
and
orange fruit
The orange, also called sweet orange to distinguish it from the bitter orange (''Citrus × aurantium''), is the fruit of a tree in the family Rutaceae. Botanically, this is the hybrid ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', between the pomelo (''Citrus m ...
Celebrations
In Tamalín , in July takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe, Patron of the town.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
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Municipalities of Veracruz