Tepetzintla (

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: "under the hill" or "many small hills") is a

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in the

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state of

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, located northwest of the state capital of

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and south of the city of

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Geography

The municipality of Tepetzintla is located on the coastal plain of northern Veracruz at an altitude between . It borders the municipalities of

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to the north, Cerro Azul to the northeast,

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to the southeast, Chicontepec to the southwest,

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to the west, and

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 ...

to the northwest. The municipality covers an area of and comprises 0.3% of the state's area. The municipality is mostly located in the Tuxpan River basin. Pastureland comprises 65% of Tepetzintla's area while jungle comprises another 28%. Tepetzintla's climate is warm and humid with rain falling mostly in the summer. Average temperatures in the municipality range between , and average annual precipitation ranges between .

History

On 1 December 1868 Tepetzintla was incorporated as a municipality in the canton of Túxpan in the state of Veracruz. It became a free municipality on 15 January 1918. On 3 December 1963 the municipality of Cerro Azul was separated from Tepetzintla.

Administration

The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (

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: ''síndico''), and a trustee (''regidor''). The current president of the municipality is Olga Isela Gerardo Morales.

Demographics

In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Tepetzintla recorded a population of 13,949 inhabitants living in 3460 households. The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 14,736 inhabitants in Tepetzintla, of whom 74.31% reported being of

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ancestry and 13.59% reported being of

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ancestry. In the 2010 Census, 2005 people or 14% of the population in Tepetzintla reported speaking an Indigenous language, of which 1952 spoke Nahuatl. There are 62 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also called Tepetzintla, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 5166 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.

Economy

Beef cattle farming is a major economic activity in Tepetzintla. Agriculture is also important: corn and oranges are the main crops grown, respectively comprising 63% and 33% of the agricultural land in the municipality.

References

{{Veracruz Municipalities of Veracruz 1868 establishments in Mexico States and territories established in 1868