Tatatila

Tatatila is a municipality located in the mountainous central zone of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 26 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface area of 82.25 km². It is located at 19°42′N 97°07′W.

Tatatila
Municipality
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Coordinates: 19°42′00″N 97°07′00″W[1]
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Region	Capital Region
Municipal seat and largest town	Tatatila
Government
• Mayor	Margarita Hernández Martínez (PRI)
Area [2]
• Total	92 km2 (36 sq mi)
Elevation [1] (of seat)	1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,041
• Density	65.7/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Seat	1,072
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central)
Postal codes	93760[3]
Area code	282
Website	www.tatatila.gob.mx/Official

Geography

The municipality of Tatatila is delimited to the north by Altotonga, to the north-east by Tenochtitlan, to the east by Tlacolulan and Tenochtitlan, to the south by Las Vigas de Ramírez, and to the west by Las Minas and Villa Aldama.^[4] It is watered by small creeks tributaries of the river Nautla.

The weather in Tatatila is cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1995	3,961	—
2000	4,881	+23.2%
2005	5,273	+8.0%
2010	5,584	+5.9%
2015	5,767	+3.3%
2020	6,041	+4.8%
[5]

In 2020, Tatatila recorded population of 6,041 inhabitantes in 44 localities, all of them classified as rural.^[5] Tatatila, the municipal seat, contains nearly 20% of the population (1,072 hab.). Other localities include La Mancuerna (737 hab.), Pilhuatepec (532 hab.), Tenexpanoya (497 hab.) and Piedra Parada (483 hab.).^[5]

Agriculture

It produces principally maize, beans and coffee.

Celebrations

The celebration in honor of St. Peter the Apostle, patron of the town, occurs at the end of June, and the celebration in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe occurs in December.