Atlahuilco

{{Short description|Municipality in Mexico}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = |name = Atlahuilco |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Mexico|Municipality]] |total_type = Municipality |motto =  |image_skyline = |image_shield = Atlahuilco.jpg |pushpin_map = Mexico Veracruz#Mexico |pushpin_label_position = above |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Mexico  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico]] |subdivision_type1 = [[States of Mexico|State]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Veracruz}} [[Veracruz]]  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |established_title = Founded |established_date = |established_title1 = Founded as |established_date1 = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |founder =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =  |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 =  |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_density_blank1_km2 = auto |population_demonym = {{in lang|es}}  |timezone = [[Central Standard Time|CST]] |utc_offset = −6 |timezone_DST = [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]] |utc_offset_DST = −5 |coordinates = |elevation_point = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |footnotes = }} '''Atlahuilco''' is a [[Municipalities of Veracruz|municipality]] in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[List of states of Mexico|state]] of [[Veracruz]]. It is located about 131 km from state capital [[Xalapa]]. It has a surface of 64.98 km<sup>2</sup>. It is located at {{coord|18|42|N|97|05|W|}}.

==Geography== The municipality of Atlahuilco is delimited to the north by [[Tlilapan]], to the north-east by [[San Andrés Tenejapan]], to the east by [[Tequila, Veracruz]], to the south-east by [[Los Reyes, Veracruz|Los Reyes]], to the south by [[Xoxocotla, Veracruz|Xoxocotla]], to the west by [[Soledad Atzompa]] and to the north-west by [[Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc]].<ref name="elocal">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30020a.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111220017/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30020a.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-11 |title=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Atlahuilco |publisher=Gobierno Estatal |language=es |access-date=2009-05-22 }}</ref>

==Economy== It produces principally [[maize]].

==Culture== In Atlahuilco, from 11 to the 12 November takes place the celebration in honor to San Martin Caballero, Patron of the place. During the celebration, they perform dances like that of the Tocotines, Moors and Christians. The interpreted traditional dances are accompanied by sones with guitar, violin, vihuela and contrabass and specially at the moment when the flower is carried and when the arc is decorated. A floral arc is placed on the reception of the Virgin image.

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== External links == * {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20081125092629/http://www.atlahuilco.gob.mx/ Municipal Official Site] * {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721171507/http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153%2C4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=atlahuilco.pdf Municipal Official Information]

[[Category:Municipalities of Veracruz]]