Rafael Lucio is a municipality located in the montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 9 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 24.68 km2. It is located at 19°35′N 96°59′W. By Decree of November 5, 1932 Rafael Lucio's municipality and the head-board is created they are named Rafael Lucio, in honor of the illustrious doctor of Xalapa.

Geographic Limits

The municipality of Rafael Lucio is delimited to the north by Tlacolulan

Tlacolulan

Tlacolulan is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 17 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 137.36 km2. It is located at . It was a people totonaca pre-Hispanic, of the former ones of Xalapa's region...

 and Jilotepec, to the south-east by Banderilla

Banderilla

Banderilla is a diminutive meaning small flag in the Spanish language and may refer to :*Banderilla in the English language most often refers to the colorfully decorated and barbed sticks used in bullfighting, as illustrated on this page....

, to the south by Tlalnelhuayocan

Tlalnelhuayocan

Tlalnelhuayocan is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 2 kilometres from state capital Xalapa-Enríquez. It stands on the Mexico City–Veracruz railway and on Federal Highways 180 and 125. Its name was San Andrés Tlalnelhuayocan, who is the first name was used to the Nahuatl and...

 and to the west by Tres Valles

Tres Valles

Tres Valles is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, created as a free municipality by decree on November 25, 1988...

.. It is watered by small creeks, which are tributaries of the Actopan river.

Celebrations

In Rafael Lucio , in September takes place the celebration in honor to San Miguel Arcangel, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.

Weather

The weather in Rafael Lucio is cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

External links

Municipal Official webpage Municipal Official Information