Tatahuicapan de Juárez or Tatahuicapan is a
municipality located in the south-east of the
Mexican
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** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
state of
Veracruz. It was created in 1997 with an area of 208.06 km
2.
Geography
The municipality of Tatahuicapan is delimited to the north, south and east by
Mecayapan Mecayapan is a municipality and city in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in south-east zone of the State of Veracruz, about 428 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 523.96 km2. It is located at .
The municipality of Mecayapan is ...
, and to the west by
Soteapan
Soteapan is a municipality and city located in the south-central zone of the Mexican State of Veracruz, about 260 km from state capital Xalapa. As of 2000, the municipality counted 27,487 inhabitants within 528.07 km², including about 10,000 in ...
.
The rivers Tatahuicapán, Zapoapan, Piedra Labrada, Texizapan, and Temoloapan run through the region.
Climate
The weather in Tatahuicapan is typically warm all year round, with regular
rains in
summer
Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, occurring after spring and before autumn. At or centred on the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, daylight hours are longest and dark hours are shortest, wit ...
and
autumn
Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September ( Northern Hemisphere) or March ( Sou ...
.
Celebrations
A celebration takes place in March in honour of
San Gabriel,
patron saint of the town, and another in December in honour of the
Virgen de Guadalupe.
References
External links
Tatahuicapan Tourist Guide*
Municipal Official Webpage*
Municipal Official Information
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