Naranjos Amatlán is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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**Nation state, a ...
of
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
. It is located in the north zone of the state, about 402 km from the state capital
Xalapa
Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 ...
. The municipal seat is
Naranjos.
Economy
It produces principally
maize
Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...
,
beans
A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are tradition ...
,
orange fruit
The orange, also called sweet orange to distinguish it from the bitter orange (''Citrus × aurantium''), is the fruit of a tree in the family Rutaceae. Botanically, this is the hybrid ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', between the pomelo (''Citrus m ...
,
coffee
Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, but decaffeinated coffee is also commercially a ...
and
mango
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South and Southeast As ...
.
Culture
In Naranjos Amatlán, in March takes place the celebration in honor to San José de la Montaña, patron of the town.
Geography
The municipality has an area of . It is located at .
The municipality of Naranjos Amatlán is delimited to the north by
Chinampa de Gorostiza to the east and south-east by
Tamiahua, to the south and south-west by
Tancoco and to the west by
Tamalín
Tamalín is a municipality located in the north zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It has a surface of 417.85 km2. It is located at . By Decree of November 13, 1875 there was raised in municipality Tamalín's congregation that concerned to Tan ...
.
Climate
It has a hot-humid-tropical climate, most of the year is hot (from May to October) winter is usually between warm and cool.
Between May and June temperatures usually get around , while in December and January could get lower than .
The heat is really common, including some days in the winter.
When spring is finishing (May–June) is usually very hot and dry, while in the summer is a little bit less but much rainier, fall's beginning October) is still hot, the rest is cooler, cold fronts start that are from Mexico's Gulf.
°F (°C)
January Max. 73 (23) Min. 57 (14)
February Max. 75 (24) Min. 61 (16)
March Max. 81 (27) Min. 63 (17)
April Max. 84 (29) Min. 66 (19)
May Max. 90 (32) Min. 72 (22)
June Max. 95 (35) Min. 73 (23)
July Max. 88 (31) Min. 72 (22)
August Max. 91 (33) Min. 73 (23)
September Max. 90 (32) Min. 70 (21)
October Max. 88 (31) Min. 68 (20)
November Max. 79 (26) Min. 61 (16)
December Max. 75 (24) Min. 59 (15)
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
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Municipalities of Veracruz