# Tancoco > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tancoco > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tancoco.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tancoco > Source revision: 1328430946 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico Tancoco Municipality Tancoco River Tancoco Show map of Veracruz Tancoco Show map of Mexico Coordinates: 21°17′N 97°47′W / 21.283°N 97.783°W / 21.283; -97.783 Country Mexico State Veracruz Government • Mayor Jesús Zaleta Arredondo[1] • Federal electoral district Veracruz's 2nd Area • Total 145.6 km2 (56.2 sq mi) Population • Total 5 844 • Density 40.14/km2 (104.0/sq mi) Time zone UTC-6 (Zona Centro) Website http://www.tancoco.gob.mx/ **Tancoco** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Veracruz) in the [Mexican state](/source/List_of_states_of_Mexico) of [Veracruz](/source/Veracruz), about 210 km from the state capital [Xalapa](/source/Xalapa). It has a surface of 145.59 km2. It is located at [21°17′N 97°47′W / 21.283°N 97.783°W / 21.283; -97.783](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tancoco¶ms=21_17_N_97_47_W_). On the occasion of the development reached by the camp petroleum of Zacamixtle, the municipal head-board was moved to this place. For Decree of December 26, 1929 it returns to the village of Tancoco, its category of Municipality.[*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*] ## Geography The municipality of Tancoco is delimited to the north by [Tamalín](/source/Tamal%C3%ADn) and [Naranjos Amatlán](/source/Naranjos_Amatl%C3%A1n), to the east by [Tamiahua](/source/Tamiahua), to the south by [Cerro Azul](/source/Cerro_Azul_(municipality)) and [Tepetzintla](/source/Tepetzintla%2C_Veracruz), to the west by [Chontla](/source/Chontla).[2] It is watered by small creeks, which end in Tamiahua's lagoon. The weather in Tancoco is warm and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn. ## Agriculture It produces principally [maize](/source/Maize), [beans](/source/Bean) and [orange fruit](/source/Orange_fruit). ## Celebrations In Tancoco, in February takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de la Candelaria, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-e-consulta_Veracruz_1-0)** Lozada, Pepe. ["Alcaldes electos de Veracruz se sacaron la rifa del tigre"](http://e-veracruz.mx/nota/2013-12-29/estado/alcaldes-electos-de-veracruz-se-sacaron-la-rifa-del-trigre). Retrieved 29 Dec 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-e-local_2-0)** ["Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tancoco"](http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30153a.htm) (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-15.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] ## External links - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official webpage](http://www.tancoco.gob.mx) - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official Information](https://web.archive.org/web/20110201163042/http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=tancoco.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. 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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 [Tancoco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tancoco) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tancoco?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.