Zontecomatlán is a municipality located in the south zone in the State of
Veracruz, about 378 km from the state capital
Xalapa. It has a surface of 216.33 km2. It is located at . The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Tzon-tecoma-tlan; 'head,' 'big round gourd' 'place' that means “Place of the big heads."
Geographic
The municipality of Zontecomatlán is bordered to the north by
Hidalgo State, to the north-east by
Benito Juárez and to the south by
Texcatepec
Texcatepec is a municipality located in the north zone in the State of Veracruz, about 190 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 153.61 km2. It is located at . In 1930 the municipal head-board was established in the village of Am ...
.
Agriculture
It produces principally
marijuana
Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various tra ...
,
maize,
beans,
green chile,
coffee,
orange fruit and
sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...
.
Celebrations
Every October, a festival is held to celebrate San Francisco de Asís, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of the
Virgin of Guadalupe.
Climate
The climate in Zontecomatlán is warm-humid with an average temperature of 18°C, with rains in summer and autumn.
References
External links
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Municipal Official webpage
Municipalities of Veracruz
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