Zongolica
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Zongolica is a municipality located in the south zone in the State of Veracruz, about 100 km from state capital Xalapa
. It has a surface of 63.34 km2. It is located at 18°40′N 97°00′W. The name comes from Náhuatl
Tzontli-coliuhqui 'crafty hair'.
The municipality of Zongolica is bordered to the north by Tequila
and Omealca, to the east by Tezonapa
, to the south by Puebla
State and to the west by Los Reyes
. It produces principally maize
, orange fruit coffee
and mango
. The climate is cold-humid, with an average temperature of 17.4°C, with rains in summer and autumn.
Every October, a festival is held to celebrate San Francisco de Asís, patron of the town, and in December there is a festival in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Xalapa
Xalapa-Enríquez, commonly Xalapa or Jalapa, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the year 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of...
. It has a surface of 63.34 km2. It is located at 18°40′N 97°00′W. The name comes from Náhuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
Tzontli-coliuhqui 'crafty hair'.
The municipality of Zongolica is bordered to the north by Tequila
Tequila, Veracruz
Tequila is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz, about from state capital Xalapa. It has an area of . It is located at...
and Omealca, to the east by Tezonapa
Tezonapa
Tezonapa is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz in Mexico, about 219 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 351 km2. It is located at...
, to the south by Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
State and to the west by Los Reyes
Los Reyes
Los Reyes may mean:*Los Reyes *Los Reyes Acaquilpan, Edomex, Mexico*Los Reyes, Michoacán , Mexico*Los Reyes, Veracruz, Mexico...
. It produces principally maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...
, orange fruit coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
and mango
Mango
The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...
. The climate is cold-humid, with an average temperature of 17.4°C, with rains in summer and autumn.
Every October, a festival is held to celebrate San Francisco de Asís, patron of the town, and in December there is a festival in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.