# Playa Vicente > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Playa_Vicente > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Playa_Vicente.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_Vicente > Source revision: 1352606737 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico City and municipality in Veracruz, Mexico Playa Vicente City and municipality Palacio municipal de Playa Vicente Coat of arms Location in Veracruz Country Mexico State Veracruz Region Papaloapan Region Founded 1873 Area • Municipality 1,196 km2 (462 sq mi) Elevation 150 m (490 ft) Population (2020) • Municipality 39,327 • Seat 8,969 (2020) Time zone UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central) **Playa Vicente** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Veracruz) located in the south zone of the [Mexican](/source/Mexico) [state](/source/List_of_states_of_Mexico) of [Veracruz](/source/Veracruz), about 220 km from the state capital [Xalapa](/source/Xalapa). It has a surface of 2,122.14 km2. It is located at [17°50′N 95°49′W / 17.833°N 95.817°W / 17.833; -95.817](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Playa_Vicente¶ms=17_50_N_95_49_W_). ## History The prehispanic state of [Guaspaltepec](/source/Guaspaltepec) was located in the vicinity of Playa Vicente. Playa Vicente was declared a city by decree on January 14th, 1930 and its name changed to Venustiano Carranza, after [the revolutionary leader](/source/Venustiano_Carranza). The former name of Playa Vicente was reinstituted by decree on December 14th, 1937. ## Geography The municipality of **Playa Vicente** is delimited to the north by [José Azueta](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Azueta%2C_Veracruz) and [Isla](/source/Isla%2C_Veracruz), to the east by [Juan Rodríguez Clara](/source/Juan_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Clara) and to the south and west by [Oaxaca](/source/Oaxaca) State.[1] Playa Vicente is watered by the rivers La Lana and Playa Vicente. The weather in Playa Vicente is warm and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn. ## Agriculture It produces principally [maize](/source/Maize), [beans](/source/Beans), [orange fruit](/source/Orange_fruit), [coffee](/source/Coffee) and [mango](/source/Mango). ## Culture The patron of the town is the Virgen de la Candelaria. A celebration in her honor takes place in February, and a celebration in honor of Virgen de Guadalupe takes place in December. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-e-local_1-0)** ["Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Playa Vicente"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015125/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30130a.htm) (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from [the original](http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30130a.htm) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2009-06-12. ## External links - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official webpage](http://www.playavicente.gob.mx) - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official Information](http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=playavicente.pdf) v t e State of Veracruz Xalapa (capital) Municipalities of Veracruz Huasteca Alta Region Chalma Chiconamel Chinampa de Gorostiza El Higo Naranjos Amatlán Ozuluama de Mascareñas Pánuco Platón Sánchez Pueblo Viejo Tamalín Tamiahua Tampico Alto Tantima Tantoyuca Tempoal de Sánchez Huasteca Baja Region Álamo Temapache Benito Juárez Castillo de Teayo Cerro Azul Chicontepec de Tejeda Chontla Citlaltépetl Huayacocotla Ilamatlán Ixcatepec Ixhuatlán de Madero Tancoco Tepetzintla Texcatepec Tlachichilco Tuxpan Zacualpan Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes Totonaca Region Cazones de Herrera Chumatlán Coahuitlán Coatzintla Coxquihui Coyutla Espinal Filomeno Mata Gutiérrez Zamora Mecatlán Papantla Poza Rica Tecolutla Tihuatlán Zozocolco de Hidalgo Nautla Region Atzalán Colipa Juchique de Ferrer Martínez de la Torre Misantla Nautla San Rafael Tenochtitlán Tlapacoyan Vega de Alatorre Yecuatla Capital Region Acajete Acatlán Actopan Alto Lucero Altotonga Apazapan Ayahualulco Banderilla Chiconquiaco Coacoatzintla Coatepec Cosautlán de Carvajal Emiliano Zapata (Dos Ríos) Ixhuacán Jalacingo Jalcomulco Jilotepec Landero y Coss Las Minas Las Vigas de Ramírez Miahuatlán Naolinco Perote Rafael Lucio Tatatila Teocelo Tepetlán Tlacolulan Tlalnelhuayocan Tonayán Villa Aldama Xalapa Xico Sotavento Region Boca del Río Cotaxtla Jamapa La Antigua (José Cardel) Manlio Fabio Altamirano Medellín Paso de Ovejas Puente Nacional Soledad de Doblado Tlalixcoyan Úrsulo Galván Veracruz Mountains Region Acultzingo Alpatláhuac Amatlán de los Reyes Aquila Astacinga Atlahuilco Atoyac Atzacan Calcahualco Camarón de Tejeda Camerino Z. Mendoza Carrillo Puerto (Tamarindo) Chocamán Coetzala Comapa Córdoba Coscomatepec Cuichapa Cuitláhuac Fortín de las Flores Huatusco Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc Ixhuatlán del Café Ixhuatlancillo Ixtaczoquitlán La Perla Los Reyes Magdalena Maltrata Mariano Escobedo Mixtla de Altamirano Naranjal Nogales Omealca Orizaba Paso del Macho Rafael Delgado Río Blanco San Andrés Tenejapan Sochiapa Soledad Atzompa Tehuipango Tenampa Tepatlaxco Tequila Texhuacán Tezonapa Tlacotepec de Mejía Tlaltetela Tlaquilpa Tlilapan Tomatlán Totutla Xoxocotla Yanga Zentla Zongolica Papaloapan Region Acula Ángel R. Cabada Alvarado Amatitlán Carlos A. Carrillo Chacaltianguis Cosamaloapan de Carpio Ignacio de la Llave Isla Ixmatlahuacan José Azueta Juan Rodríguez Clara Lerdo de Tejada Otatitlán Playa Vicente Saltabarranca Santiago Sochiapan (Xochiapa) Tierra Blanca Tlacojalpan Tlacotalpan Tres Valles Tuxtilla Los Tuxtlas Region Catemaco San Andrés Tuxtla Santiago Tuxtla Hueyapan de Ocampo Olmeca Region Acayucan Agua Dulce Chinameca Coatzacoalcos Cosoleacaque Hidalgotitlán Ixhuatlán del Sureste Jáltipan Jesús Carranza Las Choapas Mecayapan Minatitlán Moloacán Nanchital Oluta Oteapan Pajapan San Juan Evangelista Sayula de Alemán Soconusco Soteapan Tatahuicapan Texistepec Uxpanapa Zaragoza --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Playa Vicente](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_Vicente) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playa_Vicente?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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