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Tihuatlán (municipality)


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|1995 | 81,660 |2000 | 81,088 |2005 | 80,923 |2010 | 89,774 |2015 | 96,418 |2020 | 92,726

Tihuatlán is a city and its surrounding municipality located in the north of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 316 km from the state capital Xalapa. The municipality has a surface of 828.29 km2. The municipality has a population of 92,726 inhabitants as 2020, however, only 16 % resides in the municipal seat.

Name

The name comes from the Nahuatl language cihua-tlan, which means "place of women".

Geography

Tihuatlán is delimited to the north by the municipalities of Temapache and Tuxpan, to the east by Papantla, Poza Rica and Cazones de Herrera, to the south by Coatzintla, and to the south-west by the state of Puebla. It is watered by the rivers Cazones and Tontepec, which end in the Gulf of Mexico.

The weather in Tihuatlán is warm and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

Agriculture

It primarily produces maize, beans, green chile and oranges.

Celebrations

In Tihuatlán, in October takes place the celebration in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Transportation

El Tajín National Airport is located in Tihuatlán.

References

References

  1. [http://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2021/06/TIHUATLÁN_2021.pdf Censo Tihuatlán 2020] CEEIG
  2. "Tihuatlán".
  3. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tihuatlán". Gobierno Estatal.
  4. "[http://www.aeromar.com.mx/2007/agy/aeromar.pdf DIRECTORIO DE OFICINAS DE VENTAS] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-23 ." [[Aeromar]]. 4/7. Retrieved on December 18, 2010.)
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