Tepetzintla, Veracruz
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Tepetzintla | |
|---|---|
Town and municipality | |
 Location in Veracruz | |
  Tepetzintla Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°09′57″N 97°51′04″W / 21.16583°N 97.85111°W[1] | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Veracruz |
| Established | 1 December 1868 |
| Seat | Tepetzintla |
| Government | |
| • President | Olga Isela Gerardo Morales |
| • Federal electoral district | Veracruz's 2nd |
| Area | |
• Total | 227.942 km2 (88.009 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1] (of seat) | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 13,949 |
| 14,736 | |
| • Density | 61.195/km2 (158.50/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 2,261 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Postal code | 92530–92539[5] |
| Area code | 785 |
| Website | Official website |
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.
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]