# Tlilapan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tlilapan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tlilapan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlilapan > Source revision: 1351394363 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality and town in Veracruz, Mexico Tlilapan Municipality and town Church of Santiago Apostol, Tlilapan Tlilapan Location in Mexico Coordinates: 18°48′N 97°06′W / 18.800°N 97.100°W / 18.800; -97.100 Country Mexico State Veracruz Area • Total 23.85 km2 (9.21 sq mi) Population (2005) • Total 4,536 Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) **Tlilapan** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Veracruz) located in the central zone in the [Mexican](/source/Mexico) [state](/source/List_of_states_of_Mexico) of [Veracruz](/source/Veracruz), about 85 kilometres (53 mi) from the state capital of [Xalapa](/source/Xalapa). It has an area of 23.85 square kilometres (9.21 sq mi). It is located at [18°48′N 97°06′W / 18.800°N 97.100°W / 18.800; -97.100](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tlilapan¶ms=18_48_N_97_06_W_). The name comes from the [Nahuatl](/source/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](/source/Orizaba), [San Andrés Tenejapan](/source/San_Andr%C3%A9s_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](/source/Rafael_Delgado%2C_Veracruz), to the south by [Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc](/source/Huiloapan_de_Cuauht%C3%A9moc) and to the west by [Nogales](/source/Nogales_(municipality_of_Veracruz)).[1] 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](/source/Maize), [coffee](/source/Coffee) and [sugarcane](/source/Sugarcane).[2] ## Celebrations In July, Tlilapan festival takes place the celebration of [Santiago Apostol](/source/John_the_Apostle), patron of the town, and in December a celebration takes place in honor of the [Virgen de Guadalupe](/source/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe). ## References This section uses citations that link to broken or outdated sources. Please improve the article by addressing link rot or discuss this issue on the talk page. (September 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-e-local_1-0)** ["Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tlilapan"](http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30185a.htm) (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-16.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Comité de Información Estadística y Geográfica del Estado de Veracruz"](https://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2023/08/Tlilapan.CM_.Ver_.2023.2.pdf) (PDF). *Sistema de Información Estadística y Geográfica del Estado de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (SIEGVER), CUADERNILLOS MUNICIPALES, Edición 2023, Tlilapan* (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-27. ## External links - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official webpage](http://www.tlilapan.gob.mx) - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official Information](http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=tlilapan.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. 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