Jalcomulco

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Jalcomulco |official_name = |other_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Mexico|Municipality]] |total_type =  |motto =  | image_skyline = {{Photomontage | photo1a = Puente en Jalcomulco.jpg | photo1b = | photo2a =Arco en Jalcomulco.jpg | photo2b = Puente sobre el rio pescados.jpg | photo3a = Arboles al lado del rio.jpg | photo3b = Jalcomulco town centre.jpg | spacing = 2 | position = center | color_border = white | color = white | size = 280 | foot_montage = Top: La Antigua river; Middle: San Juan Bautista Parish, Bridge over Pescados river; Bottom: Jalcomulco landscape, Jalcomulco downtown }} | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | city_logo = | citylogo_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | pushpin_map = Mexico Veracruz#Mexico | pushpin_label_position = above | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Mexico  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Mexico}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States of Mexico|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Veracruz]] | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = [[Capital Region, Veracruz|Capital Region]] | subdivision_type3 = Municipal seat and largest town | subdivision_name3 = Jalcomulco | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 =  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_party = [[Citizens' Movement (Mexico)|MC]] | leader_title = [[Municipal President|Mayor]] | leader_name = David Meza Hernández | leader_title1 =  | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 =  | area_magnitude = | unit_pref =  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 72.4 | area_land_km2 =  | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi =  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 5,054 | population_density_km2 = 69.9 | population_density_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Seat | population_blank1 = 3,150  | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  | timezone = [[Time in Mexico|Central]] [[Central Standard Time Zone|(US Central)]] | utc_offset = -6 | coordinates = {{coord|19|16|00|N|96|41|00|W|region:MX|display=inline,title}} | elevation_point = of seat | elevation_m = 383 | elevation_ft =  | postal_code_type = Postal code (of seat)  | postal_code = 94000 | area_code = | blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] | blank_info = | blank1_name = [[Demonym]] | blank1_info = | website = {{in lang|es}} | footnotes = }} {{Historical populations |1995 | 4,517 |2000 | 4,416 |2005 | 4,690 |2010 | 4,940 |2015 | 5,006 |2020 | 5,054 |footnote=<ref name=2020CENSUSJALCOMULCO/> }} [[File:View over Jalcomulco, Veracruz.jpg|thumb|View over Jalcomulco, Veracruz]] [[File:Jalcomulco town centre.jpg|thumb|Jalcomulco town centre]] '''Jalcomulco''' is a [[Municipalities of Veracruz|municipality]] in the [[List of states of Mexico|Mexican state]] of [[Veracruz]], founded in 1825.

==Geography== The municipality is located in the central zone of the state, about {{convert|29|km|mi|abbr=on}} from [[Xalapa]], the state capital and {{convert|359|km|mi|abbr=on}}, from [[Mexico City]]. It has a land area of 72.4 km<sup>2</sup>.

The municipality of Jalcomulco is bounded to the north by [[Emiliano Zapata, Veracruz|Emiliano Zapata]], to the east by [[Apazapan (municipality)|Apazapan]], to the south and south-west by [[Tlaltetela]], and to the north-west by [[Coatepec, Veracruz|Coatepec]].<ref name="e-local">{{Cite web|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30088a.htm|title=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Jalcomulco|publisher=Gobierno Estatal|language=es|access-date=2009-06-10|archive-date=28 March 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328110558/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30088a.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate=== The [[weather]] in Jalcomulco is warm all year with [[rain]] in summer and autumn.

Annual [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] is 1,125 mm.

The average temperature is 24 °C, (75 °F).

==Demographics== {{As of|2020}}, the municipality had a population of 5,054 inhabitants in just 4 localities.<ref name=2020CENSUSJALCOMULCO>[http://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2022/09/Jalcomulco.CM_.Ver_.2022.4.pdf 2020 Jalcomulco CENSUS]</ref> The localities are Jalcomulco (3,150 hab.), Santa María Tatetla (1,707 hab.), Tacotalpan (153 hab.) and Rivera del Río (44 hab.).<ref name=2020CENSUSJALCOMULCO/>

==Economy== The [[region]] principally produces [[maize]], [[coffee]], [[sugarcane]], and [[mango]]. It also produces [[cattle]] and [[poultry]].

Since the early 1990s [[ecotourism]] has been an important part of the economy of the region, with more than a dozen [[hotel]]s and professional dealers of [[adventure travel]].

==Culture== In May, a celebration takes place in Jalcomulco to honor [[John the Baptist|San Juan Bautista]], the [[Patron saint]] of the town.

==Sports and activities== [[File:Rafting Rio Salvaje.JPG|thumb|Rafting in Río Antigua]] [[File:Bridge over Rio de los Pescados (Río Antigua), Jalcomulco.jpg|thumb|Footbridge across Río Antigua (Río de los Pescados Section), Jalcomulco]] The Río de los Pescados section of the [[Rio Antigua]] is a [[whitewater]] river that flows through the town of Jalcomulco and is commercially [[Rafting|rafted]].{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Other activities to practice in town are [[rappel]]ling, [[climbing]], [[hiking]], [[tyrolean crossing]], [[mountain biking]], [[landscape photography]], and [[temazcal]].{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

==Filming location== Two-thirds of the scenes of the movie ''[[Romancing the Stone]]'' (1984) was filmed in this area.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.jalcomulco.gob.mx Municipal official webpage] * {{in lang|es}} [http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=jalcomulco.pdf Municipal official information]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

[[Category:Municipalities of Veracruz]]