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Mixtla de Altamirano

Coordinates: 18°36′N 97°00′W / 18.600°N 97.000°W / 18.600; -97.000
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Mixtla de Altamirano
City and municipality
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Una carretera en un día nublado
Mixtla de Altamirano is located in Veracruz
Mixtla de Altamirano
Mixtla de Altamirano
Location in Veracruz
Mixtla de Altamirano is located in Mexico
Mixtla de Altamirano
Mixtla de Altamirano
Mixtla de Altamirano (Mexico)
Coordinates: 18°55′N 97°08′W / 18.917°N 97.133°W / 18.917; -97.133
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,387
 • Seat
405
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

18°36′N 97°00′W / 18.600°N 97.000°W / 18.600; -97.000 Mixtla de Altamirano is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is in the central zone of the state, about 247 kilometres (153 mi) from the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 60.87 square kilometres (23.50 sq mi).

Geography

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The municipality of Mixtla de Altamirano is delimited to the north by Texhuacán, to the east by Zongolica, to the south by Tehuipango and to the west by Astacinga.[1]

The weather in Mixtla de Altamirano is very cold all year with rains in summer and autumn.

Economy

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It produces principally maize and coffee.

Culture

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In Mixtla de Altamirano, a celebration to honor San Andrés Apostol, patron of the town, takes place in December.

References

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  1. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Mixtla de Altamirano" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2009-06-11.


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