Santiago Sochiapan

Santiago Sochiapan
Municipality and town
Santiago Sochiapan Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 18°39′N 95°44′W / 18.650°N 95.733°W / 18.650; -95.733Coordinates: 18°39′N 95°44′W / 18.650°N 95.733°W / 18.650; -95.733
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Area
• Total	40.04 km2 (15.46 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	7,639
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Santiago Sochiapan is a municipality located in the south of the Papaloapan zone in the central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 240 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 40.04 km2. It is located at

18°39′N 95°44′W / 18.650°N 95.733°W / 18.650; -95.733. The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Xochi-apa-tlan; that means “Place with blue flowers".

Geographic[]

The municipality of Santiago Sochiapan is bordered to the north and east by Playa Vicente and to the south and west by Oaxaca.^[1]

Agriculture[]

It produces principally maize, beans, green chile, watermelon, coffee and tomato.

Celebrations[]

Every May, a festival is held to celebrate Aposto Santiago, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Climate[]

The weather in Santiago Sochiapan is very cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

References[]

External links[]

• (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
• (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information