# Yecuatla > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yecuatla > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Yecuatla.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yecuatla > Source revision: 1352679046 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality and town in Veracruz, Mexico Yecuatla Municipality and town Coat of arms Yecuatla Location in Mexico Coordinates: 19°52′N 96°47′W / 19.867°N 96.783°W / 19.867; -96.783 Country Mexico State Veracruz Area • Total 135.72 km2 (52.40 sq mi) Population (2005) • Total 11,446 Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) **Yecuatla** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Veracruz) located in the north zone in the [Mexican state](/source/List_of_states_of_Mexico) of [Veracruz](/source/Veracruz), about 40 km from the state capital [Xalapa](/source/Xalapa). It has a surface of 135.72 km2. It is located at [19°52′N 96°47′W / 19.867°N 96.783°W / 19.867; -96.783](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Yecuatla¶ms=19_52_N_96_47_W_). ## Name The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Yec-uauh-tlan; that means "Place of three snakes". ## Geography The municipality of **Yecuatla** is bordered to the north-east by [Colipa](/source/Colipa_(municipality)), to the south by [Chiconquiaco](/source/Chiconquiaco), to the west by [Misantla](/source/Misantla_(municipality)) and to the north-west by [Colipa](/source/Colipa_(municipality)).[1] The climate in Yecuatla is warm-regular with an average temperature of 22.5°C, with rains in summer and autumn. ## Agriculture It produces principally [maize](/source/Maize), [bean](/source/Bean), [green chile](/source/Green_chile), [orange fruit](/source/Orange_fruit) and [coffee](/source/Coffee). ## Celebrations Every Augusts, a festival is held to celebrate Virgen de la Asunción, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of the [Virgin of Guadalupe](/source/Virgin_of_Guadalupe). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-e-local_1-0)** ["Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Yecuatla"](http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30197a.htm) (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-18. ## External links - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official webpage](http://www.yecuatla.gob.mx) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141223125239/http://www.yecuatla.gob.mx/) 2014-12-23 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - (in Spanish) [Municipal Official Information](http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=yecuatla.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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