Chontla
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Coat of arms of Chontla Coat of arms | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Pedro Macario González Pérez |
| • Federal electoral district | Veracruz's 1st |
| Area | |
• Total | 361.09 km2 (139.42 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14 549 |
| • Density | 20.29/km2 (52.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Zona Centro) |
| Postal code | 92200 |
| Area code | 785 |
| Website | http://www.chontla.gob.mx/ |
Chontla is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the northern part of the state, about 220 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 361.09 km2. It is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..
Geography
[edit | edit source]Borders
[edit | edit source]Chontla is delimited to the west by Tantoyuca, to the south by Ixcatepec and Tepetzintla, and to the east by Citlaltépetl and Ozuluama.[1]
Settlements
[edit | edit source]| Población y Vivienda de las principales localidades del Municipio de Chontla | |||
| Locality | Pop. (2005) | No. of Viviendas | |
| Chontla Municipality | 14,549 | 3,389 | |
| Chontla | 2,208 | 560 | |
| San Francisco | 1,768 | 395 | |
| San Juan Otontepec | 1,126 | 242 | |
| Las Cruces | 667 | 114 | |
| Cruz Manantial | 617 | 142 | |
| La Garita | 603 | 139 | |
| Magozal | 585 | 171 | |
| Mata de Otate | 540 | 151 | |
| Rancho Quemado | 460 | 119 | |
| El Naranjal | 413 | 86 | |
| Arranca Estacas | 382 | 76 | |
| San Nicolasillo | 380 | 91 | |
| Fuente: INEGI | |||
Weather
[edit | edit source]The weather in Chontla is warm all year with rains in summer.
Products
[edit | edit source]It produces principally maize, beans and chili peppers.
Events
[edit | edit source]In November the celebration in honor of Santa Catarina takes place.[citation needed]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- (in Spanish) Official website
