Apazapan
Encyclopedia
Apazapan is a municipality located in the central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 65 km from state capital Xalapa
. It has a surface of 65.80 km2. It is located at 19°19′N 96°43′W. Apazapan was a population totonaca in the days of the Spanish conquest that preserved the indigenous language up to the 19th century and there was one of the points marked in the Codex Dehesa, when the Nonoalcos de Zongolíca, crossed Cocolapa, Coscomatepec, Tepeyehualco, Chiconquiaco and for Apazapan they returned to Zongolíca. During the 16th century, it belonged to the marquisate of Paxaca's Valley started to Hernán Cortés.
, to the south-east by Puente Nacional
, to the south-west by Tlaltetela
and to the west by Jalcomulco
. It is watered by the river of Los Pescados or of La Antigua.
Xalapa
Xalapa-Enríquez, commonly Xalapa or Jalapa, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the year 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of...
. It has a surface of 65.80 km2. It is located at 19°19′N 96°43′W. Apazapan was a population totonaca in the days of the Spanish conquest that preserved the indigenous language up to the 19th century and there was one of the points marked in the Codex Dehesa, when the Nonoalcos de Zongolíca, crossed Cocolapa, Coscomatepec, Tepeyehualco, Chiconquiaco and for Apazapan they returned to Zongolíca. During the 16th century, it belonged to the marquisate of Paxaca's Valley started to Hernán Cortés.
Geographic Limits
The municipality of Apazapan is delimited to the north and to the east by Emiliano ZapataEmiliano Zapata, Veracruz
Emiliano Zapata is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 2 km from Jalapa-Enríquez on Federal Highways 180 and 190. It named for the hero of the Mexican Revolution, Emiliano Zapata.- External links :...
, to the south-east by Puente Nacional
Puente Nacional
Puente Nacional is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Puente Nacional is bordered by Actopan, the port of Veracruz, and La Antigua. It stands on the railway and on Federal Highways 140 and 125...
, to the south-west by Tlaltetela
Tlaltetela
Tlaltetela is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 25 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 266.50 km2. It is located at . The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Atl-Xoxoc-Apan; that means “In the acid water"...
and to the west by Jalcomulco
Jalcomulco
Jalcomulco is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in central zone of the State of Veracruz, about , from State Capital, Xalapa and , from Mexico City. It has a surface of 58.40 km2...
. It is watered by the river of Los Pescados or of La Antigua.