Tepetlán
Tepetlán | |
|---|---|
  Tepetlán Location in Mexico  Tepetlán Tepetlán (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°40′00″N 96°48′00″W / 19.66667°N 96.80000°W[1] | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Municipal seat | Tepetlán |
| Largest town | Alto Tío Diego |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leonardo Daniel Aguilar Hernández (PT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.5 km2 (36.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1] (of seat) | 2,100 m (6,900 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,405 |
| • Density | 98.5/km2 (255/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 1,533 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Postal codes | 91430[3] |
| Area code | 228 |
| Website | website |
Tepetlán is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It has a surface of 83.90 km2. During the Pre-Hispanic epoch it was inhabited by the Totonac, the most ancient date in the one that one alludes as municipality in that of the 1 °. Of December 1868 in the Cologne it named the village San Antonio Tepetlán, for decree of November 5, 1932, the head-board is called Tepetlán, remaining suppressed the first part of the name.
Geography
[edit]The municipality of Tepetlán is delimited by Acatlán, Chiconquiaco, Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios and Naolinco.[4] The territory of the municipality is watered by small tributary rivers of the river Actópan.
Agriculture
[edit]It produces principally maize, beans, green chile, sugarcane and coffee.
Celebrations
[edit]In Tepetlán, in June takes place the celebration in honor to San Antonio, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8,155 | — |
| 2000 | 8,455 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 8,703 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 9,004 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9,668 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 9,405 | −2.7% |
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In 2020, Teocelo recorded population of 9,405 inhabitantes in 27 localities, all of them rural.[5] Tepetlán, the municipal seat, had a population of 1,533 hab. Other localities include Alto Tío Diego (1,785 hab.), Mafafas (1,465 hab.), Vicente Guerrero (1,019 hab.) and Colonia Ejidal (743 hab.).[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Sistema Nacional de Información Municipal" (in Spanish). SEGOB. 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ↑ "Tepetlán: Datos generales". Cédulas de información municipal (in Spanish). SEDESOL. 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Consulta Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tepetlán" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- 1 2 3 2020 Tepetlán CENSUS
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
