{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Tlilapan | settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Mexico|Municipality]] and town | other_name = | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = Iglesia de Santiago Tlilapan, Veracruz.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Church of Santiago Apostol, Tlilapan | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of the municipality in Veracruz | pushpin_map = Mexico <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_label_position = above | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Mexico <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Mexico}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Administrative divisions of Mexico|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Veracruz (state)|Veracruz]] | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 23.85 <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = 2005 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 4,536 | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central Standard Time]] | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central Daylight Time]] | utc_offset_DST = -5 | coordinates = {{coord|18|48|N|97|06|W|region:MX|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Tlilapan''' is a [[Municipalities of Veracruz|municipality]] located in the central zone in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[List of states of Mexico|state]] of [[Veracruz]], about {{convert|85|km|mi}} from the state capital of [[Xalapa]]. It has an area of {{convert|23.85|km2|sqmi}}. It is located at {{coord|18|48|N|97|06|W}}. The name comes from the [[Nahuatl]] language, meaning "Black creek". The village has existed since the 16th century and, following national independence, and was designated a municipality along with [[Orizaba]], [[San Andrés Tenejapan]], San Francisco Necoxtla, and San Juan del Rio. The municipal cemetery was established in 1880 and, in 1916 the first Municipal President was named.
==Geography== The municipality of Tlilapan is bordered to the north by [[Rafael Delgado, Veracruz|Rafael Delgado]], to the south by [[Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc]] and to the west by [[Nogales (municipality of Veracruz)|Nogales]].<ref name="e-local">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30185a.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090617162439/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30185a.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2009|title=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tlilapan|publisher=Gobierno Estatal|language=es|access-date=2009-06-16}}</ref> It is watered by small rivers such as the Río Blanco.
The climate of Tlilapan is temperate, with abundant rainfall in summer and autumn.
==Agriculture== The chief agricultural products of Tlilapan are [[maize]], [[coffee]] and [[sugarcane]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Comité de Información Estadística y Geográfica del Estado de Veracruz |url=https://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2023/08/Tlilapan.CM_.Ver_.2023.2.pdf |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=Sistema de Información Estadística y Geográfica del Estado de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (SIEGVER), CUADERNILLOS MUNICIPALES, Edición 2023, Tlilapan |language=es-ES}}</ref>
==Celebrations== In July, Tlilapan festival takes place the celebration of [[John the Apostle|Santiago Apostol]], patron of the town, and in December a celebration takes place in honor of the [[Our Lady of Guadalupe|Virgen de Guadalupe]].
==References== {{Citations broken|section|date=September 2023}} {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.tlilapan.gob.mx Municipal Official webpage] * {{in lang|es}} [http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=tlilapan.pdf Municipal Official Information]
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