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Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes

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Country
  
Mexico

Area
  
216.3 km²

Population
  
13,091 (2005)

State
  
Veracruz

Local time
  
Sunday 1:51 AM

Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes

Time zone
  
Central Standard Time (UTC-6)

Weather
  
24°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 40% Humidity

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Zontecomatlán is a municipality located in the south zone in the State of Veracruz, about 378 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 216.33 km2. It is located at 20°46′N 98°20′W. The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Tzon-tecoma-tlan; 'head,' 'big round gourd' 'place' that means “Place of the big heads."

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Geographic

The municipality of Zontecomatlán is bordered to the north by Hidalgo State, to the north-east by Benito Juárez and to the south by Texcatepec.

Agriculture

It produces principally marijuana, maize, beans, green chile, coffee, orange fruit and sugarcane.

Celebrations

Every October, a festival is held to celebrate San Francisco de Asís, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Climate

The climate in Zontecomatlán is warm-humid with an average temperature of 18°C, with rains in summer and autumn.

References

Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes Wikipedia