Tonayan
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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 19°41′N 97°55′W. The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Tonali-tona-yan; that means “Place where it dawns ". Tonayán was founded as village between the year 1552 and 1564 when a group of inhabitants of the old village of Misantla established in this place to take care of its boundaries that were feeling threatened by the agrarian invasions of the village of Chapultepec.
, to the east by Landero y Coss
, to the south-east by Naolinco
and to the west by Coacoatzintla
and Tlacolulan
. It is watered by small tributary rivers of the river Actopan.
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 74.03 km2. It is located at 19°41′N 97°55′W. The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Tonali-tona-yan; that means “Place where it dawns ". Tonayán was founded as village between the year 1552 and 1564 when a group of inhabitants of the old village of Misantla established in this place to take care of its boundaries that were feeling threatened by the agrarian invasions of the village of Chapultepec.
Geographic Limits
The municipality of Tonayan is delimited to the north by TenochtitlánTenochtitlán, Veracruz
Tenochtitlán is a municipality in the Mexican State of Veracruz, southeastern Mexico, and the name of the main township which serves as the seat of the municipal government...
, to the east 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 south-east 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 Coacoatzintla
Coacoatzintla
Coacoatzintla in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the mountainous central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 11.5 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 51.00 km2...
and 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...
. It is watered by small tributary rivers of the river Actopan.