Nahuatl
Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller popul ...
: "place of tomatoes") is a
municipality
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in the
Mexican
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state
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of
Veracruz
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, located south of the state capital of
Xalapa
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.
Geography
The municipality of Tomatlán is located in central Veracruz at an altitude between . It borders the municipalities of
Ixhuatlán del Café
Ixhuatlán del Café is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name.
The municipality covers a total surface area of 134.07 km2 and, in the 2020 census, reported a population ...
to the northeast,
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* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
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to the southeast,
Chocamán
Chocamán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located about 146 km south of the Veracruz state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 41.13 km2. It is located at .
Geography
The municipality of Chocamán is delimited to the ...
to the southwest, and
Coscomatepec de Bravo
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Geography
The municipality of Co ...
to the northwest. The municipality covers an area of and comprises 0.03% of the state's area.
Tomatlán is located in the
Jamapa River
The Río Jamapa is located in the Mexican state of Veracruz, forming in Citlaltépetl (also known as Pico de Orizaba) and pouring into the Gulf of Mexico in the municipality of Boca del Río (Mouth of the River).
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*List of longest rive ...
basin. Agricultural land makes up 87.04% of the municipality's area.
Tomatlán's climate is humid and semi-warm with rain throughout the year. Average temperatures in the municipality range between , and average annual precipitation ranges between .
History
Located east of the municipal seat of Tomatlán, the
Olmec
The Olmecs () or Olmec were an early known major Mesoamerican civilization, flourishing in the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from roughly 1200 to 400 Before the Common Era, BCE during Mesoamerica's Mesoamerican chronolog ...
site of
La Yerbabuena
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dates to the Middle and Late
Formative period
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s (c. 600–400 BCE) and has been identified as a workshop for the production of
obsidian
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tools. In the 15th century a Teochichimeca settlement called Quechultenango ("wall of
quetzal
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s") was founded in the area, which in the colonial period became known as San Miguel Quechultenango Tomatlán.
On 18 January 1825 Tomatlán was incorporated as a municipality in the state of Veracruz. It became a free municipality on 15 January 1918.
Administration
The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (
Spanish
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...
: ''síndico''), and a trustee (''regidor''). The current president of the municipality is Nicolas Prado Morales.
Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Tomatlán recorded a population of 6763 inhabitants living in 1749 households. The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 6869 inhabitants in Tomatlán.
There are 10 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also called Tomatlán, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 4348 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.
Economy
The most important economic activities in Tomatlán are sugarcane production and chicken farming, followed by coffee production and cattle farming.