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Terrenate, Tlaxcala

Terrenate, Tlaxcala
Terrenate municipal glyph and locator map

Terrenate (formally: ** San Nicolás Terrenate**) is a city, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. It is situated in the highest part of the state, at 2,680 metres above sea level. "Terrenate" is a Nahuatl name meaning "land the colour of masa" (maize dough).

Economy

Chiefly agricultural: crops and livestock. Little other industry or employment opportunities. Migration levels, particularly to the United States, are high.

Geography

Location

Terrenate is in the extreme northeast of the state, adjacent to the municipalities of:

:to the west, Tetla de la Solidaridad, Emiliano Zapata, and Lázaro Cárdenas :to the south, Huamantla and Xaloztoc :to the east, Altzayanca :to the north, Ixtacamaxtitlán in the neighbouring state of Puebla.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 29.0 |Feb record high C = 34.0 |Mar record high C = 35.0 |Apr record high C = 37.5 |May record high C = 33.0 |Jun record high C = 32.0 |Jul record high C = 27.0 |Aug record high C = 27.0 |Sep record high C = 30.0 |Oct record high C = 32.0 |Nov record high C = 30.0 |Dec record high C = 28.0 |year record high C = 37.5 |Jan record low C = -5.5 |Feb record low C = -4.0 |Mar record low C = -5.5 |Apr record low C = 0.0 |May record low C = 1.0 |Jun record low C = 1.0 |Jul record low C = 1.0 |Aug record low C = 2.0 |Sep record low C = 0.0 |Oct record low C = -3.5 |Nov record low C = -3.0 |Dec record low C = -4.0 |year record low C = -5.5

Towns

Terrenate (municipal seat)

In 1996, what are now the municipalities of Emiliano Zapata and Lázaro Cárdenas, were split off from Terrenate when the state created 16 new municipalities.

In addition to the municipal seat, the municipality has another six towns and numerous hamlets.

  • San Nicolás Terrenate
  • Toluca de Guadalupe
  • Nicolás Bravo
  • Villareal
  • El Capulín
  • Guadalupe Victoria (Tepetates)
  • Los Ameles del Rosario (Acolco)

Culture

Church of San Nicolás de Tolentino. Terrenate, Tlaxcala.

The church of San Nicolás de Tolentino in the municipal seat dates from the 17th century.

References

Wikipedia Source

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