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Tonayán


FieldValue
nameTonayán
settlement_typeCity and municipal seat
imagesize300px
pushpin_mapMexico Veracruz#Mexico
pushpin_label_positionabove
pushpin_mapsize300
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Veracruz
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMexico
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Veracruz
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Capital Region
leader_titleMunicipal President
established_titleEstablished
established_title3
established_date3
area_total_km275
area_land_km2
area_blank1_sq_mi
population_as_of2020
population_total5293
population_blank1_titleMunicipality
population_blank2_titleReligions
population_density_blank1_sq_mi
coordinates
elevation_m1960
elevation_ft
postal_code_typePostal code

Tonayán is a municipality located in the south zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 20 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 74.03 km2. It is located at .

Name

The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Tonali-tona-yan; that means “Place where it dawns".

History

Tonayán was founded as village between the year 1552 and 1564 when a group of inhabitants of the old village of Misantla established in this place to take care of its boundaries that were feeling threatened by the agrarian invasions of the village of Chapultepec.

Geography

The municipality of Tonayán is delimited to the north by Tenochtitlán, to the east by Landero y Coss, to the south-east by Naolinco and to the west by Coacoatzintla and Tlacolulan. It is watered by small tributary rivers of the river Actopan.

The weather in Tonayán is very cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

Agriculture

It produces principally maize, beans, potatoes and coffee.

Celebrations

In Tonayán, in June takes place the celebration in honor to San Pedro Apostol, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.

References

References

  1. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tonayán". Gobierno Estatal.
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