Mecatlán is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. It is located in the north zone of the State of

, about 327 km from state capital

Xalapa Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which ...

. It has an area of 48.53 km2. It is located at . Mecatlán is delimited to the north by

Coyutla Coyutla is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 110 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 312.56 km2. It is located at . The municipality is delimited to the north and ...

, to the north-east by Chumatlan, to the north-west by

Coahuitlan Coahuitlán is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is in the north zone of the State of Veracruz, about from Xalapa, the state capital. It has a surface of . It is at . Coahuitlán is delimited to the north and to the east by Coyutla, to the so ...

to the south-east by

Coxquihui Coxquihui is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in montane central zone of the state, about 95 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 86.37 km2. It is located at . The municipality is delimited to the north by Chumatlan, ...

and to the south-west by

Filomeno Mata Filomeno Mata is a town and municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in central zone of the state, about 298 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 62.51 km2. It is located at . The municipality of Filomeno Mata is delimited ...

. According the INEGI official stadistics, in 2020 year the total population in Mecatlán was about 12,799 persons (49.2% men y 50.8% women). Compared with the 2010 year, the total population has grown about an 8.39%. It produces principally

maize Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...

and

coffee Coffee is a drink prepared from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulant, stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It is the most popular hot drink in the world. S ...

. In Mecatlán, in September there is a celebration in honor of

archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

, patron of the town. The weather in Mecatlán is warm all year, with rains in summer and autumn.

References

External links

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Municipal Official webpage
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Municipal Official Information
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Fuente oficial de poblacion
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