Miahuatlán
Encyclopedia
Miahuatlán is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
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 in montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 28 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 20.56 km2. The municipality of Miahuatlán is delimited to the north by Landero y Coss
Landero y Coss
Landero y Coss is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 33 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 21.39 km2...

, to the east by Acatlán
Acatlán, Veracruz
Acatlán is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 35 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 20.56 km2. It is located at . The villagers tell that there was once an individual that come from a place called Cerrillos, of origin authentic...

, to the south by Naolinco
Naolinco
Naolinco is a city in Veracruz, Mexico. It is named after Guadalupe Victoria, also known as Naolinco de Victoria. It is on Federal Highways 190 and 180. It has borders with Xalapa, Acatlán, Tepetlán, and Coacoatzintla.Naolinco is known for its leather-crafts....

 and to the west by Tonayán
Tonayan
Tonayan is a municipality located in the south zone in the State of Veracruz, about 20 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 74.03 km2. It is located at . The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Tonali-tona-yan; that means “Place where it dawns "...

. 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...

, rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

 and coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...

. In Miahuatlán , in march takes place the celebration in honor to San José, Patron of the town. The weather in Miahuatlán is cold all year with rains in summer and autumn.

External links

Municipal Official webpage Municipal Official Information
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK