Country Mexico Area 679.8 km² | State Tabasco Population 49,262 (2005) | |
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Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | ||
Teapa Municipality is a municipality in Tabasco in south-eastern Mexico. Its name comes from the [Nahuatl]] words "Tetl and apan", which mean "river over stones" or "stone's river". It refers to one of the rivers that crosses the town.
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Map of Teapa, Tabasco, Mexico
The municipal seat is Teapa city, and possess a division constituted by 18 ejidos, 15 ranches, 1 populated, 6 neighborhoods and 1 villa. Its territorial extension is 679.78 square kilometres (262.46 sq mi), which corresponds to 2.76% of the state total; this places the municipality 16th in territorial extension. There is a border to the north with the municipalities of Centro and Jalapa; and in the south, east and west with the state of Chiapas. According to the results presented for the 2nd population and home count from 2005, the municipality has a population of 49,262 people.
Climate
The weather is warm and humid with rain all year round; it has an annual average temperature of 27.8 °C (82.0 °F). The monthly highest average is in June from 43 to 45°C and the lowest average is in December from 18 to 21°C.