Texistepec
Texistepec is a municipality located in the south-east zone in the State of Veracruz, about 285 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 615.26 km2. It is located at 17°54′N 94°49′W / 17.900°N 94.817°W. Texistepec in 1580 concerned to Coatzacoalcos's province.[clarification needed] In 1831 San Miguel Texistepec was forming a municipality and was possessing 2 square leagues of lands with legal titles, southern people who suffered the batterings of the currents that our Mexican Republic had.
WikiMiniAtlasThe name "Texistepec" comes from the Nahuatl roots te-ksis- "shell (egg)" + -tepe- "mountain" + -k: "in".[1]
Geographic Limits[]
The municipality of Texistepec is delimited to the north by Oluta and Soconusco, to the east by Hidalgotitlán, to the south by and to the west by Sayula de Alemán.[2] To the municipality it is watered by small rivers that are tributaries of the Chiquito, affluent river of the river Coatzacoalcos.
Agriculture[]
Texistepec produces principally maize, beans, oranges, rice and sorghum.
Celebrations[]
In Texistepec, the celebration in honor of , Patron of the town, takes place in May and the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe takes place in December.
Weather[]
The weather in Texistepec is very warm and dry all year with rains in summer and autumn.
References[]
- ^ Campbell, Lyle. American Indian languages: the historical linguistics of Native America. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. P. 403, note 22. ISBN 0-19-509427-1
- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Texistepec" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
External links[]
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
- Municipalities of Veracruz