Texhuacán 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' ...
located in the montane central zone in the
Mexican state
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**Nation state, a ...
of
Veracruz
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, about 205 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 ...
. It has a surface of 32.90 km
2. It is located at .
Geography
The municipality of Texhuacán is delimited to the north by
Los Reyes, to the east by
Zongolica to the south by
Mixtla de Altamirano, to the west by
Astacinga and
Tlaquilpa.
It is watered by the river Talcoco and several permanent or temporary creeks, which are tributaries of the Silly, affluent Rio of the Papaloapan.
The weather in Texhuacán is very cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
Agriculture
It produces principally
maize
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and
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 ...
.
Celebrations
The celebration in honor of San Juan Bautista, Patron of the town, takes place in Texhuacán in June, while the celebration in honor of Virgen de Guadalupe takes place in December.
References
External links
*
Municipal Official webpage*
Municipal Official Information
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Municipalities of Veracruz