Tepetzintla, Veracruz

Tepetzintla (Nahuatl: "under the hill" or "many small hills"[6]) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 207 kilometres (129 mi) northwest of the state capital of Xalapa and 119 kilometres (74 mi) south of the city of Tampico.

Tepetzintla
Municipality
Location in Veracruz
Tepetzintla
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 21°09′57″N 97°51′04″W[1]
Country Mexico
State Veracruz
Established1 December 1868
SeatTepetzintla
Government
 • PresidentOlga Isela Gerardo Morales
Area
 • Total227.942 km2 (88.009 sq mi)
Elevation
[1] (of seat)
244 m (801 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total13,949
 • Estimate 
(2015 Intercensal Survey)[4]
14,736
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Seat
2,261
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal codes
92530–92539[5]
Area code785
WebsiteOfficial website
For the municipality in Puebla, see Tepetzintla, Puebla.

Geography

The municipality of Tepetzintla is located on the coastal plain of northern Veracruz at an altitude between 80 and 1,100 metres (260–3,610 ft). It borders the municipalities of Tancoco to the north, Cerro Azul to the northeast, Temapache to the southeast, Chicontepec to the southwest, Ixcatepec to the west, and Chontla to the northwest.[7] The municipality covers an area of 227.942 square kilometres (88.009 sq mi)[3] and comprises 0.3% of the state's area.[4]

The municipality is mostly located in the Tuxpan River basin.[7][2] Pastureland comprises 65% of Tepetzintla's area while jungle comprises another 28%.[7]

Tepetzintla's climate is warm and humid with rain falling mostly in the summer. Average temperatures in the municipality range between 22 and 26 °C (72–79 °F), and average annual precipitation ranges between 1,400 and 1,600 millimetres (55–63 in).[7]

History

On 1 December 1868 Tepetzintla was incorporated as a municipality in the canton of Túxpan in the state of Veracruz. It became a free municipality on 15 January 1918. On 3 December 1963 the municipality of Cerro Azul was separated from Tepetzintla.[8]

Administration

The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and a trustee (regidor).[2] The current president of the municipality is Olga Isela Gerardo Morales.[9]

Demographics

In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Tepetzintla recorded a population of 13,949 inhabitants living in 3460 households.[10] The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 14,736 inhabitants in Tepetzintla, of whom 74.31% reported being of Indigenous ancestry and 13.59% reported being of African ancestry.[4] In the 2010 Census, 2005 people or 14% of the population in Tepetzintla reported speaking an Indigenous language, of which 1952 spoke Nahuatl.[1]

There are 62 localities in the municipality,[1] of which only the municipal seat, also called Tepetzintla, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 5166 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.[10]

Economy

Beef cattle farming is a major economic activity in Tepetzintla. Agriculture is also important: corn and oranges are the main crops grown, respectively comprising 63% and 33% of the agricultural land in the municipality.[11]

References
  1. "Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal" (in Spanish). SEGOB. 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. "Tepetzintla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. "Tepetzintla: Datos generales". Cédulas de información municipal (in Spanish). SEDESOL. 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. Panorama sociodemográfico de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 2015 (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2016. p. 364. ISBN 978-607-739-871-4.
  5. "Consulta Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. "Tepetzintla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  7. "Compendio de Información Geográfica Municipal 2010: Tepetzintla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. Estado de Veracruz-Llave. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. pp. 118, 290. ISBN 970-13-1517-0.
  9. "Gana el PAN en Tepetzintla". La Voz de Tantoyuca (in Spanish). 4 June 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  10. "Resumen municipal: Municipio de Tepetzintla". Catálogo de Localidades (in Spanish). SEDESOL. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  11. "Plan Municipal de Desarrollo 2014–2017" (PDF) (in Spanish). Municipal council of Tepetzintla, Veracruz. pp. 47–48. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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