Tehuipango
Tehuipango | |
|---|---|
  Tehuipango Location in Mexico  Tehuipango Tehuipango (Mexico) | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Veracruz |
| Demonym | (in Spanish) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Tehuipango is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 110 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 111.04 km2. It is located at 18°31′N 97°03′W / 18.517°N 97.050°W. Santiago Tehuipango, it was a people belonging to Zongolica's federation, during the 16th century, later it tried to form its own town hall; in 1831 a municipality was consisting already of basics schools and parish of masonry. It was bordering on Mixtla, Eloxitlan, Alcomunga, Astacinga and Texhuacán.
Geography
The municipality of Tehuipango is delimited to the north by Astacinga, Mixtla de Altamirano and Zongolica and to the south by Puebla State.[1] It is watered by the Rio Moyoteampa that is a tributary of the affluent Idiot of the river Papaloapan.
Agriculture
It produces principally maize, plum, apple, pea and faba bean.
Celebrations
In Tehuipango, the celebration in honor to Santiago Apostol, Patron of the town, takes place in July, and the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe takes place in December.
References
- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tehuipango" (in Spanish). veracruz.gob.mx. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine