# Zongolica

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Municipality and town in Veracruz, Mexico

Zongolica Municipality and town Dawn over Zongolica Coat of arms Zongolica Location in Mexico Show map of Veracruz Zongolica Zongolica (Mexico) Show map of Mexico Coordinates: 18°40′N 97°00′W / 18.667°N 97.000°W / 18.667; -97.000 Country Mexico State Veracruz Government • Mayor Eliseo R. Macuixtle Area • Total 347.33 km2 (134.10 sq mi) Population (2020) • Total 45,028 Time zone UTC-6 (Central) Website zongolica.gob.mx

**Zongolica** is a city and its surrounding [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Veracruz) in the [Mexican state](/source/List_of_states_of_Mexico) of [Veracruz](/source/Veracruz). It is located in the state's central [Mountains region](/source/Mountains_Region), about 100 km from the state capital at [Xalapa](/source/Xalapa). The municipality covers 63.34 km2 and, in 2020, reported a population of 45,028.[1] It is located at [18°40′N 97°00′W / 18.667°N 97.000°W / 18.667; -97.000](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Zongolica&params=18_40_N_97_00_W_). The name comes from [Nahuatl](/source/Nahuatl) *Tzontli-coliuhqui* 'crafty hair'.

## Economy

It produces principally [maize](/source/Maize), [orange fruit](/source/Orange_fruit) [coffee](/source/Coffee) and [mango](/source/Mango). The climate is cold-humid, with an average temperature of 17.4 °C, with rains in summer and autumn.

## Culture

Every October, a festival is held to celebrate Saint [Francis of Assisi](/source/Francis_of_Assisi), the town's patron, and in December there is a festival in honor of the [Virgin of Guadalupe](/source/Virgin_of_Guadalupe).

Zongolica is home to the Ixcohuapa people, who are known for cooking and consuming larvae of *[Arsenura armida](/source/Arsenura_armida).*

[XEZON-AM](/source/XEZON-AM), an [indigenous](/source/Indigenous_peoples_of_Mexico) [community radio](/source/Community_radio) station that broadcasts in [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) and [Nahuatl](/source/Nahuatl), is based in Zongolica.

## Geography

The municipality of Zongolica is bordered to the north by [Tequila](/source/Tequila%2C_Veracruz) and [Omealca](/source/Omealca), to the east by [Tezonapa](/source/Tezonapa), to the south by the state of [Puebla](/source/Puebla) and to the west by [Los Reyes](/source/Los_Reyes%2C_Veracruz).[2]

### Climate

Climate data for Zongolica Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.3 (68.5) 21 (70) 23.6 (74.5) 25.7 (78.3) 26.4 (79.5) 25.8 (78.4) 24.9 (76.8) 25.6 (78.1) 25.1 (77.2) 23.5 (74.3) 22.3 (72.1) 20.6 (69.1) 23.7 (74.7) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.9 (46.2) 7.7 (45.9) 9.5 (49.1) 11.5 (52.7) 13.3 (55.9) 14.3 (57.7) 13.1 (55.6) 13.5 (56.3) 14.0 (57.2) 12.7 (54.9) 10.2 (50.4) 8.7 (47.7) 11.4 (52.5) Average precipitation mm (inches) 86 (3.4) 64 (2.5) 61 (2.4) 94 (3.7) 150 (6) 440 (17.2) 530 (20.8) 440 (17.4) 430 (16.8) 250 (9.9) 130 (5.3) 94 (3.7) 2,770 (109.1) Source: Weatherbase [3]

### Fauna

Zongolica catfish *[Rhamdia zongolicensis](/source/Rhamdia_zongolicensis)* is named after Zongolica[4] and only known from a single cave in the Sierra de Zongolica.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Zongolica: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety"](https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/geo/zongolica). *Data México*. [Secretaría de Economía](/source/Secretar%C3%ADa_de_Econom%C3%ADa). Retrieved 12 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-e-local_2-0)** ["Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Zongolica"](http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30201a.htm) (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Weatherbase_3-0)** ["Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zongolica, Veracruz"](http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=930200&refer=wikipedia). Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Romero, Aldemaro; Paulson, Kelly M. (2001). ["It's a wonderful hypogean life: a guide to the troglomorphic fishes of the world"](https://spark.siue.edu/context/bio_fac/article/1370/type/native/viewcontent). *Environmental Biology of Fishes*. **62** (1–3): 13–41. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1023/A:1011844404235](https://doi.org/10.1023%2FA%3A1011844404235).[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Wilkens, Horst (2001). "Convergent adaptations to cave life in the *Rhamdia laticauda* catfish group (Pimelodidae, Teleostei)". *Environmental Biology of Fishes*. **62** (1–3): 251–261. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1023/A:1011897805681](https://doi.org/10.1023%2FA%3A1011897805681).

## External links

- (in Spanish) [Municipal government webpage](https://web.archive.org/web/20081101210426/http://www.zongolica.gob.mx/)

- (in Spanish) [Municipal Official Information](https://web.archive.org/web/20120325113640/http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=zongolica.pdf)

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