Tancoco is a municipality located in the north zone in the State of
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 ...
, about 210 km from state capital
Xalapa
Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-EnrÃquez (), 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 a surface of 145.59 km2. It is located at . On the occasion of the development reached by the camp petroleum of Zacamixtle, the municipal head-board was moved to this place. For Decree of December 26, 1929 it returns to the village of Tancoco, its category of Municipality.
Geographic limits
The municipality of Tancoco is delimited to the north by
TamalÃn
TamalÃn is a municipality located in the north zone in the State of Veracruz. It has a surface of 417.85 km2. It is located at . By Decree of November 13, 1875 there was raised in municipality TamalÃn's congregation that concerned to Tantima's m ...
and
Naranjos Amatlán Naranjos Amatlán is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in north zone of the State of Veracruz, about 402 km from state capital Xalapa. It has an area of . It is located at . The municipal seat is Naranjos.
The municipality of ...
, to the east by
Tamiahua
Tamiahua is a municipality located in the northern part of the state of Veracruz in Mexico. It covers an area of 985.4 km2. It is located at the southern end of the Tamiahua Lagoon. The name may come from the Náhuatl language ''Tla-mia-hua- ...
, to the south by
Cerro Azul and
Tepetzintla, to the west by
Chontla
Chontla is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the northern part of the state, about 220 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 361.09 km2. It is located at .
Geography
Borders
Chontla is delimited to the west by ...
.
It is watered by small creeks, which end in Tamiahua's lagoon.
Agriculture
It produces principally
maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maÃz 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 ...
,
bean
A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes th ...
s and
orange fruit
An orange is a fruit of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae (see list of plants known as orange); it primarily refers to ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', which is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related ''Citrus à ...
.
Celebrations
In Tancoco, 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.
Weather
The weather in Tancoco is warm and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
{{Veracruz
Municipalities of Veracruz