San Andrés Tenejapan is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the montane central zone of the
Mexican state
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**Nation state, a ...
of
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
, about 85 km from the state capital
Xalapa
Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 ...
. It has a surface of 24.68 km2. It is located at .
Geography
The municipality of San Andrés Tenejapan is delimited to the north by
Tlilapan and
Rafael Delgado to the east by
Rafael Delgado,
Rafael Delgado y
Tlilapan, to the south by
Tequila
Tequila (; ) is a liquor, distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, Jalisco, Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands (''Los Altos (Jal ...
and
Atlahuilco and to the west by
Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc.
It is watered by small rivers, which are tributaries of the
Río Blanco.
The weather in San Andrés Tenejapan is cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
Agriculture
It produces principally
maize
Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...
.
Celebrations
In San Andrés Tenejapan , in February takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de la Candelaria, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
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Municipalities of Veracruz