Mecayapan is a municipality and city in

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 ...

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. It is located in south-east zone of the State of

, about 428 km from state capital

Xalapa Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), 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 523.96 km2. It is located at . The municipality of Mecayapan is delimited to the north by

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to the east by

Pajapan Pajapan is a municipality and city in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in south zone of the State of Veracruz, about from the state capital of Xalapa. It has a surface of , and is located at . Geographic limits The municipality of Pajapan is delimi ...

, to the south by Chinameca 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 ...

State.

Economy

It produces principally

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and

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Climate

The weather in Mecayapan is warm all year with rains in summer and autumn.

Culture

In Mecayapan, the celebration in honor to Santo Santiago Jacobo, the

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of the town, is held every May.

References

External links

Mecyapan Tourist Guide
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Municipal Official webpage
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Municipal Official Information
{{Veracruz Municipalities of Veracruz Los Tuxtlas