Santiago Sochiapan
Santiago Sochiapan | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Santiago Sochiapan Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 18°39′N 95°44′W / 18.650°N 95.733°W / 18.650; -95.733Coordinates: 18°39′N 95°44′W / 18.650°N 95.733°W / 18.650; -95.733 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.04 km2 (15.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 7,639 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Santiago Sochiapan is a municipality located in the south of the Papaloapan zone in the central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 240 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 40.04 km2. It is located at 18°39′N 95°44′W / 18.650°N 95.733°W / 18.650; -95.733. The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Xochi-apa-tlan; that means “Place with blue flowers".
Contents
1 Geographic
2 Agriculture
3 Celebrations
4 Climate
5 References
6 External links
Geographic
The municipality of Santiago Sochiapan is bordered to the north and east by Playa Vicente and to the south and west by Oaxaca.[1]
Agriculture
It produces principally maize, beans, green chile, watermelon, coffee and tomato.
Celebrations
Every May, a festival is held to celebrate Aposto Santiago, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Climate
The weather in Santiago Sochiapan is very cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
References
^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Santiago Sochiapan" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-18..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
External links
(in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
(in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
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