Mecatlán

Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico

Mecatlán

Municipality

Mecatlán

Location of Mecatlán within Mexico

Coordinates: 20°13′N 97°01′W﻿ / ﻿20.217°N 97.017°W﻿ / 20.217; -97.017
Country|  Mexico
State| Veracruz
Government

• Municipal President| Miguel González Antonio
Area

• Total

| 48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
Population

• Total

| 11 256
• Density| 232.08/km2 (601.1/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Website| Official Website

Mecatlán is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the north zone of the state, about 327 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 48.53 km2. It is located at 20°13′N 97°41′W﻿ / ﻿20.217°N 97.683°W﻿ / 20.217; -97.683.

Mecatlán is delimited to the north by Coyutla, to the north-east by Chumatlan, to the north-west by Coahuitlan to the south-east by Coxquihui and to the south-west by Filomeno Mata.[1]

According the INEGI official stadistics, in 2020 year the total population in Mecatlán was about 12,799 persons (49.2% men y 50.8% women). Compared with the 2010 year, the total population has grown about an 8.39%. It produces principally maize and coffee.

In Mecatlán, in September there is a celebration in honor of archangel Michael, patron of the town.

The weather in Mecatlán is warm all year, with rains in summer and autumn.

## References

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1. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Mecatlán". veracruz.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

## External links

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* (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
* (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
* (in Spanish) Fuente oficial de poblacion

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State of Veracruz

Xalapa (capital)

Municipalities of Veracruz

Huasteca Alta Region|

* Chalma
* Chiconamel
* Chinampa de Gorostiza
* El Higo
* Naranjos Amatlán
* Ozuluama de Mascareñas
* Pánuco
* Platón Sánchez
* Pueblo Viejo
* Tamalín
* Tamiahua
* Tampico Alto
* Tantima
* Tantoyuca
* Tempoal de Sánchez

Huasteca Baja Region|

* Álamo Temapache
* Benito Juárez
* Castillo de Teayo
* Cerro Azul
* Chicontepec de Tejeda
* Chontla
* Citlaltépetl
* Huayacocotla
* Ilamatlán
* Ixcatepec
* Ixhuatlán de Madero
* Tancoco
* Tepetzintla
* Texcatepec
* Tlachichilco
* Tuxpan
* Zacualpan
* Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes

Totonaca Region|

* Cazones de Herrera
* Chumatlán
* Coahuitlán
* Coatzintla
* Coxquihui
* Coyutla
* Espinal
* Filomeno Mata
* Gutiérrez Zamora
* Mecatlán
* Papantla
* Poza Rica
* Tecolutla
* Tihuatlán
* Zozocolco de Hidalgo

Nautla Region|

* Atzalán
* Colipa
* Juchique de Ferrer
* Martínez de la Torre
* Misantla
* Nautla
* San Rafael
* Tenochtitlán
* Tlapacoyan
* Vega de Alatorre
* Yecuatla

Capital Region|

* Acajete
* Acatlán
* Actopan
* Alto Lucero
* Altotonga
* Apazapan
* Ayahualulco
* Banderilla
* Chiconquiaco
* Coacoatzintla
* Coatepec
* Cosautlán de Carvajal
* Emiliano Zapata (Dos Ríos)
* Ixhuacán
* Jalacingo
* Jalcomulco
* Jilotepec
* Landero y Coss
* Las Minas
* Las Vigas de Ramírez
* Miahuatlán
* Naolinco
* Perote
* Rafael Lucio
* Tatatila
* Teocelo
* Tepetlán
* Tlacolulan
* Tlalnelhuayocan
* Tonayán
* Villa Aldama
* Xalapa
* Xico

Sotavento Region|

* Boca del Río
* Cotaxtla
* Jamapa
* La Antigua (José Cardel)
* Manlio Fabio Altamirano
* Medellín
* Paso de Ovejas
* Puente Nacional
* Soledad de Doblado
* Tlalixcoyan
* Úrsulo Galván
* Veracruz

Mountains Region|

* Acultzingo
* Alpatláhuac
* Amatlán de los Reyes
* Aquila
* Astacinga
* Atlahuilco
* Atoyac
* Atzacan
* Calcahualco
* Camarón de Tejeda
* Camerino Z. Mendoza
* Carrillo Puerto (Tamarindo)
* Chocamán
* Coetzala
* Comapa
* Córdoba
* Coscomatepec
* Cuichapa
* Cuitláhuac
* Fortín de las Flores
* Huatusco
* Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc
* Ixhuatlán del Café
* Ixhuatlancillo
* Ixtaczoquitlán
* La Perla
* Los Reyes
* Magdalena
* Maltrata
* Mariano Escobedo
* Mixtla de Altamirano
* Naranjal
* Nogales
* Omealca
* Orizaba
* Paso del Macho
* Rafael Delgado
* Río Blanco
* San Andrés Tenejapan
* Sochiapa
* Soledad Atzompa
* Tehuipango
* Tenampa
* Tepatlaxco
* Tequila
* Texhuacán
* Tezonapa
* Tlacotepec de Mejía
* Tlaltetela
* Tlaquilpa
* Tlilapan
* Tomatlán
* Totutla
* Xoxocotla
* Yanga
* Zentla
* Zongolica

Papaloapan Region|

* Acula
* Ángel R. Cabada
* Alvarado
* Amatitlán
* Carlos A. Carrillo
* Chacaltianguis
* Cosamaloapan de Carpio
* Ignacio de la Llave
* Isla
* Ixmatlahuacan
* José Azueta
* Juan Rodríguez Clara
* Lerdo de Tejada
* Otatitlán
* Playa Vicente
* Saltabarranca
* Santiago Sochiapan (Xochiapa)
* Tierra Blanca
* Tlacojalpan
* Tlacotalpan
* Tres Valles
* Tuxtilla

Los Tuxtlas Region|

* Catemaco
* San Andrés Tuxtla
* Santiago Tuxtla
* Hueyapan de Ocampo

Olmeca Region|

* Acayucan
* Agua Dulce
* Chinameca
* Coatzacoalcos
* Cosoleacaque
* Hidalgotitlán
* Ixhuatlán del Sureste
* Jáltipan
* Jesús Carranza
* Las Choapas
* Mecayapan
* Minatitlán
* Moloacán
* Nanchital
* Oluta
* Oteapan
* Pajapan
* San Juan Evangelista
* Sayula de Alemán
* Soconusco
* Soteapan
* Tatahuicapan
* Texistepec
* Uxpanapa
* Zaragoza

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