Carlos A. Carrillo, Veracruz
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Carlos A. Carrillo is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
. It is located about 245 km from state capital Xalapa
. It has a surface of 239.59 km2. It is located at 18°22′N 95°45′W.
The municipality of Carlos A. Carrillo is delimited to the north by Amatitlán
, to the east by José Azueta
, to the south by Chacaltianguis
, to the west by Cosamaloapan
and to the north-west by Ixmatlahuacan
.
It produces principally maize
, beans, chili pepper
, sugarcane
and Sweet potato
.
In July the town celebrates San Cristobal patron saint of the town.
The weather in Carlos A. Carrillo is warm in all the year and has rains in summer and autumn.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It is located about 245 km from state capital Xalapa
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 239.59 km2. It is located at 18°22′N 95°45′W.
The municipality of Carlos A. Carrillo is delimited to the north by Amatitlán
Amatitlán (municipality)
Amatitlán is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located about 231 km from state capital Xalapa to the south-east. It has a surface of 169.4 km2. It is located at ....
, to the east by José Azueta
José Azueta, Veracruz
José Azueta is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in south zone of the State of Veracruz, about 205 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 582.63 km2...
, to the south by Chacaltianguis
Chacaltianguis
Chacaltianguis is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the south of the state of Veracruz. It has a surface of 557.69 km2. It is located at ....
, to the west by Cosamaloapan
Cosamaloapan
Cosamaloapan is a municipality located in the plains of the Sotavento zone in the central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 240 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 323.26 km2. It is located at ....
and to the north-west by Ixmatlahuacan
Ixmatlahuacan
Ixmatlahuacan is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in south zone of the State of Veracruz, about 175 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 335.59 km2...
.
It produces principally maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, beans, chili pepper
Chili pepper
Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...
, sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
and Sweet potato
Sweet potato
The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of...
.
In July the town celebrates San Cristobal patron saint of the town.
The weather in Carlos A. Carrillo is warm in all the year and has rains in summer and autumn.