Álamo Temapache (or simply Temapache) is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the
Mexican 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 90 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 65.80 km2. It is located at . The municipal seat is at
Álamo.
Geographic limits
The municipality of Temapache is delimited to the north by
Tepetzintla,
Cerro Azul and
Tamiahua to the east by
Tuxpam, to the south by
Tihuatlán,
Castillo de Teayo and the state of
Puebla, and to the south-west by
Ixhuatlán de Madero
Ixhuatlán de Madero is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in north zone of the State of Veracruz, about 376 km from state capital Xalapa, in the region called Huasteca Baja. It is one of 212 municipalities in Veracruz. It has ...
.
It is drained by several rivers including the Hondo and the Buenavista.
Agriculture
It produces principally
maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz 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. The ...
,
beans,
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 ...
,
watermelon
Watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varie ...
and
pumpkins seed.
Celebrations
In Temapache, in September takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen del Carmen, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.
Weather
The weather in Temapache is very cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alamo Temapache Municipality
Municipalities of Veracruz