Zacualpan, Veracruz
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Zacualpan | |
|---|---|
 Location in Veracruz | |
  Zacualpan Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°26′01″N 98°20′55″W / 20.43361°N 98.34861°W[1] | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Veracruz |
| Established | 13 November 1875 |
| Seat | Zacualpan |
| Government | |
| • President | Carina Lugo Barrón |
| • Federal electoral district | Veracruz's 2nd |
| Area | |
• Total | 264.418 km2 (102.092 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1] (of seat) | 1,713 m (5,620 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 6,784 |
| 7,194 | |
| • Density | 25.66/km2 (66.45/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 633 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Postal codes | 92650–92658[5] |
| Area code | 774 |
| Website | Official website |
Zacualpan (Nahuatl: "place above the pyramid") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 179 kilometres (111 mi) northwest of the state capital of Xalapa and 56 kilometres (35 mi) northeast of the city of Pachuca, Hidalgo.
The municipality of Zacualpan is located in northern Veracruz at an altitude between 400 and 2,700 metres (1,300–8,900 ft). It borders the Veracruzian municipalities of Huayacocotla to the west, Texcatepec to the north, and Tlachichilco to the northeast, as well as the Hidalgan municipalities of San Bartolo Tutotepec to the southwest and Agua Blanca de Iturbide to the south.[6] The municipality covers an area of 264.418 square kilometres (102.092 sq mi)[3] and comprises 0.4% of the state's area.[4]
Zacualpan is located in the Huasteca Karst of the Sierra Madre Oriental. Its land cover is divided between forest (50%), pastureland (25%) and farmland (25%). It is watered by tributaries of the Vinazco River, itself a tributary of the Tuxpan River.[6]
Zacualpan's climate is humid with rain throughout the year. Average temperatures in the municipality range between 12 and 24 °C (54–75 °F), and average annual precipitation ranges between 1,100 and 2,600 millimetres (43–102 in).[6]
| Climate data for Zacualpan weather station at 20°25′50″N 98°21′10″W / 20.43056°N 98.35278°W, 1625 m above sea level (1981–2010 averages, 1951–2010 extremes) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.0 (2.28) |
53.8 (2.12) |
47.4 (1.87) |
52.8 (2.08) |
79.4 (3.13) |
242.3 (9.54) |
385.3 (15.17) |
292.6 (11.52) |
355.5 (14.00) |
145.8 (5.74) |
82.2 (3.24) |
54.1 (2.13) |
1,849.2 (72.80) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 21.4 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 8.8 | 154.3 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[7][8] | |||||||||||||
History
The area was originally inhabited by the Huastec people.[2] Zacualpan was separated from Huayacocotla to form its own municipality on 13 November 1875. It became a free municipality on 15 January 1918.[9]
