Jalcomulco
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
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Jalcomulco is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, founded in 1825.
Jalcomulco | |
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    Top: La Antigua river; Middle: San Juan Bautista Parish, Bridge over Pescados river; Bottom: Jalcomulco landscape, Jalcomulco downtown | |
  Jalcomulco Location in Mexico  Jalcomulco Jalcomulco (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°16′00″N 96°41′00″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Municipal seat and largest town | Jalcomulco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Meza Hernández (MC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,054 |
| • Density | 69.9/km2 (181/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 3,150 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 94000 |
| Website | (in Spanish) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4,517 | — |
| 2000 | 4,416 | −2.2% |
| 2005 | 4,690 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 4,940 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 5,006 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5,054 | +1.0% |
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Geography
The municipality is located in the central zone of the state, about 29 km (18 mi) from Xalapa, the state capital and 359 km (223 mi), from Mexico City. It has a land area of 72.4 km2.
The municipality of Jalcomulco is bounded to the north by Emiliano Zapata, to the east by Apazapan, to the south and south-west by Tlaltetela, and to the north-west by Coatepec.[2]
Climate
The weather in Jalcomulco is warm all year with rain in summer and autumn.
Annual precipitation is 1,125 mm.
The average temperature is 24 °C, (75 °F).
Demographics
Economy
The region principally produces maize, coffee, sugarcane, and mango. It also produces cattle and poultry.
Since the early 1990s ecotourism has been an important part of the economy of the region, with more than a dozen hotels and professional dealers of adventure travel.
Culture
In May, a celebration takes place in Jalcomulco to honor San Juan Bautista, the Patron saint of the town.
Sports and activities
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The Río de los Pescados section of the Rio Antigua is a whitewater river that flows through the town of Jalcomulco and is commercially rafted.[citation needed]
Other activities to practice in town are rappelling, climbing, hiking, tyrolean crossing, mountain biking, landscape photography, and temazcal.[citation needed]
Filming location
Two-thirds of the scenes of the movie Romancing the Stone (1984) was filmed in this area.[citation needed]