Tatatila

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'''Tatatila''' is a [[Municipalities of Veracruz|municipality]] located in the mountainous central zone of the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[List of states of Mexico|state]] of [[Veracruz]], about 26 km from the state capital [[Xalapa]]. It has a surface area of 82.25 km<sup>2</sup>. It is located at {{coord|19|42|N|97|07|W|}}.

==Geography==

The municipality of Tatatila is delimited to the north by [[Altotonga (municipality)|Altotonga]], to the north-east by [[Tenochtitlán, Veracruz|Tenochtitlan]], to the east by [[Tlacolulan]] and [[Tenochtitlán, Veracruz|Tenochtitlan]], to the south by [[Las Vigas de Ramírez]], and to the west by [[Las Minas, Veracruz|Las Minas]] and [[Villa Aldama]].<ref name="e-local">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30156a.htm|title=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tatatila|publisher=Gobierno Estatal|language=es|access-date=2009-06-16|archive-date=2007-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329022136/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30156a.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is watered by small creeks tributaries of the river Nautla.

The weather in Tatatila is cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

==Demographics== {{Historical populations |1995 | 3,961 |2000 | 4,881 |2005 | 5,273 |2010 | 5,584 |2015 | 5,767 |2020 | 6,041 |footnote=<ref name=2020CENSUSTATATILA/> }} In 2020, Tatatila recorded population of 6,041 inhabitantes in 44 localities, all of them classified as rural.<ref name=2020CENSUSTATATILA>http://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2022/09/Tatatila.CM_.Ver_.2022.4.pdf 2020 Tatatila CENSUS</ref> Tatatila, the municipal seat, contains nearly 20% of the population (1,072 hab.). Other localities include La Mancuerna (737 hab.), Pilhuatepec (532 hab.), Tenexpanoya (497 hab.) and Piedra Parada (483 hab.).<ref name=2020CENSUSTATATILA/>

==Agriculture==

It produces principally [[maize]], [[beans]] and [[coffee]].

==Celebrations==

The celebration in honor of St. Peter the Apostle, patron of the town, occurs at the end of June, and the celebration in honor of the [[Virgin of Guadalupe]] occurs in December.

==References== {{reflist|1}}

== External links ==

* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.tatatila.gob.mx Municipal Official webpage] * {{in lang|es}} [http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=tatatila.pdf Municipal Official Information]

[[Category:Municipalities of Veracruz]]