# Soledad Atzompa > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Soledad_Atzompa > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Soledad_Atzompa.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soledad_Atzompa > Source revision: 1352670768 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in the Mexican state of Veracruz Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico Soledad Atzompa Municipality Country Mexico State Veracruz Demonym (in Spanish) Time zone UTC−6 (CST) • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT) **Soledad Atzompa** ([18°45′N 97°09′W / 18.750°N 97.150°W / 18.750; -97.150](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Soledad_Atzompa¶ms=18_45_N_97_09_W_)) is a village in the mountainous central zone in the [Mexican](/source/Mexico) [state](/source/List_of_states_of_Mexico) of [Veracruz](/source/Veracruz), about 90 km south-west of the state capital [Xalapa](/source/Xalapa). It has an area of 65.80 km2 and stands at an elevation of 2260 metres above sea level. ## Name Its name, Atzompa, comes from the [nahuatl](/source/Nahuatl) language and refers to the small river valleys on the mountain looking like a scalp[1] In time it took the other part of its name from the Soledad river which runs through the town. This river is a tributary of the River Blanco. ## Geography The municipality of Soledad Atzompa is delimited to the north by [Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc](/source/Huiloapan_de_Cuauht%C3%A9moc), to the east by [Atlahuilco](/source/Atlahuilco), to the southeast by [Xoxocotla](/source/Xoxocotla%2C_Veracruz), and to the west and northwest by [Acultzingo](/source/Acultzingo_(municipality)).[2] There had been a number of border disputes in the past settled by a decree in 1982.[1] The climate of Soledad Atzompa is temperate-humid, with an average temperature of 12 °C; annual average rainfall is 887 mm.[1] ## Agriculture The local soil is composed of sandy rock and only 50% can be used for agriculture. The area produces principally [maize](/source/Maize). ## Celebrations In February there are celebrations in honor of "Virgen de la Candelaria", patron of the town, and in December there are celebrations in honor to [Virgin of Guadalupe](/source/Virgin_of_Guadalupe).[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-encmex_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-encmex_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-encmex_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-encmex_1-3) ["Soledad Atzompa"](http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM30veracruz/municipios/30147a.html). Encyclopedia of the Towns and Delegations of Mexico. Retrieved 9 Jan 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-e-local_2-0)** ["Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Soledad Atzompa"](http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30147a.htm) (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-15. ## External links - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official webpage](https://web.archive.org/web/20081125092631/http://www.soledadatzompa.gob.mx/) - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official Information](http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=soledadatzompa.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 [Soledad Atzompa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soledad_Atzompa) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soledad_Atzompa?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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