Texistepec
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Texistepec is a municipality located in the south-east zone in the State of Veracruz, about 285 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 615.26 km2. It is located at 17°54′N 94°49′W. Texistepec in 1580 concerned to Coatzacoalcos's province. In 1831 San Miguel Texistepec was forming a municipality and was possessing 2 square leagues of lands with legal titles, southern people that suffered the batterings of the currents that our Mexican Republic had.

Geographic Limits

The municipality of Texistepec is delimited to the north by Oluta
Oluta
Oluta is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in south-east zone of the State of Veracruz, about 371 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 90.48 km2...

 and Soconusco
Soconusco, Veracruz
Soconusco is a municipality located to the south-east of the State in the Plains of the Sotavento of Veracruz, about from state capital Xalapa. It has an area of . It is located at .-Geographic Limits:...

, to the east by Hidalgotitlán, to the south by Jesús Carranza and to the west by Sayula de Alemán
Sayula de Alemán
Sayula is a municipality located in the plains of the Sotavento zone in the central zone of the State of Veracruz in Mexico, about 382 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 640.76 km2...

. . To the municipality it is watered by small rivers that are tributaries of the Chiquito, affluent river of the river Coatzacoalcos

Agriculture

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, orange fruit, 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 sorghum
Sorghum
Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, one of which is raised for grain and many of which are used as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. The plants are cultivated in warmer climates worldwide. Species are native to tropical and subtropical regions of all continents...

.

Celebrations

In Texistepec , in may 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 Texistepec is very warm and dry all year with rains in summer and autumn.

External links

Municipal Official webpage Municipal Official Information
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