# Jalcomulco

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Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico

Jalcomulco Municipality Top: La Antigua river; Middle: San Juan Bautista Parish, Bridge over Pescados river; Bottom: Jalcomulco landscape, Jalcomulco downtown Jalcomulco Location in Mexico Show map of Veracruz Jalcomulco Jalcomulco (Mexico) Show map of Mexico Coordinates: 19°16′00″N 96°41′00″W / 19.26667°N 96.68333°W / 19.26667; -96.68333 Country Mexico State Veracruz Region Capital Region Municipal seat and largest town Jalcomulco Government • Mayor David Meza Hernández (MC) Area • Total 72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi) Elevation (of seat) 383 m (1,257 ft) Population (2020) • Total 5,054 • Density 69.9/km2 (181/sq mi) • Seat 3,150 Time zone UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) Postal code (of seat) 94000 Website (in Spanish)

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Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1995 4,517 — 2000 4,416 −2.2% 2005 4,690 +6.2% 2010 4,940 +5.3% 2015 5,006 +1.3% 2020 5,054 +1.0% [1]

View over Jalcomulco, Veracruz

Jalcomulco town centre

**Jalcomulco** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Veracruz) in the [Mexican state](/source/List_of_states_of_Mexico) of [Veracruz](/source/Veracruz), founded in 1825.

## Geography

The municipality is located in the central zone of the state, about 29 km (18 mi) from [Xalapa](/source/Xalapa), the state capital and 359 km (223 mi), from [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City). It has a land area of 72.4 km2.

The municipality of Jalcomulco is bounded to the north by [Emiliano Zapata](/source/Emiliano_Zapata%2C_Veracruz), to the east by [Apazapan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Apazapan_(municipality)&action=edit&redlink=1), to the south and south-west by [Tlaltetela](/source/Tlaltetela), and to the north-west by [Coatepec](/source/Coatepec%2C_Veracruz).[2]

### Climate

The [weather](/source/Weather) in Jalcomulco is warm all year with [rain](/source/Rain) in summer and autumn.

Annual [precipitation](/source/Precipitation_(meteorology)) is 1,125 mm.

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

## Demographics

As of 2020[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jalcomulco&action=edit), the municipality had a population of 5,054 inhabitants in just 4 localities.[1] The localities are Jalcomulco (3,150 hab.), Santa María Tatetla (1,707 hab.), Tacotalpan (153 hab.) and Rivera del Río (44 hab.).[1]

## Economy

The [region](/source/Region) principally produces [maize](/source/Maize), [coffee](/source/Coffee), [sugarcane](/source/Sugarcane), and [mango](/source/Mango). It also produces [cattle](/source/Cattle) and [poultry](/source/Poultry).

Since the early 1990s [ecotourism](/source/Ecotourism) has been an important part of the economy of the region, with more than a dozen [hotels](/source/Hotel) and professional dealers of [adventure travel](/source/Adventure_travel).

## Culture

In May, a celebration takes place in Jalcomulco to honor [San Juan Bautista](/source/John_the_Baptist), the [Patron saint](/source/Patron_saint) of the town.

## Sports and activities

Rafting in Río Antigua

Footbridge across Río Antigua (Río de los Pescados Section), Jalcomulco

The Río de los Pescados section of the [Rio Antigua](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rio_Antigua&action=edit&redlink=1) is a [whitewater](/source/Whitewater) river that flows through the town of Jalcomulco and is commercially [rafted](/source/Rafting).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Other activities to practice in town are [rappelling](/source/Rappel), [climbing](/source/Climbing), [hiking](/source/Hiking), [tyrolean crossing](/source/Tyrolean_crossing), [mountain biking](/source/Mountain_biking), [landscape photography](/source/Landscape_photography), and [temazcal](/source/Temazcal).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Filming location

Two-thirds of the scenes of the movie *[Romancing the Stone](/source/Romancing_the_Stone)* (1984) was filmed in this area.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2020CENSUSJALCOMULCO_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2020CENSUSJALCOMULCO_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2020CENSUSJALCOMULCO_1-2) [2020 Jalcomulco CENSUS](http://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2022/09/Jalcomulco.CM_.Ver_.2022.4.pdf)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-e-local_2-0)** ["Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Jalcomulco"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070328110558/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30088a.htm) (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from [the original](http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30088a.htm) on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2009.

## External links

- (in Spanish) [Municipal official webpage](http://www.jalcomulco.gob.mx)

- (in Spanish) [Municipal official information](http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=jalcomulco.pdf)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

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