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Atzacan | |
|---|---|
City and municipality | |
 Interior de la Parroquia de Santa Ana Atzacan | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Elevation | 1,284 m (4,213 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,146 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Atzacan is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located about 198 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 80.61 km2. It is located at 18°54′N 97°05′W / 18.900°N 97.083°W.
The municipality of Atzacan is delimited to the north by Chocaman, to the east by Iztaczoquitlán, to the south by Orizaba, to the south-west by Mariano Escobedo, to the west by La Perla, to the north-west by Coscomatepec de Bravo.[1]
It produces principally maize and beans.
A celebration in honor of Santa Ana, Patronress, takes place in April.
A large crowd attended the funeral of mayor Octavio Misael Lorenzo Morales on February 8, 2021, who died of COVID-19. As of this date, there have been 106 confirmed cases and ten deaths due to the virus in Atzacan.[2] Few of the mourners practiced social distancing.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Atzacan" (in Spanish). [Gobierno Estatal]. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Coronavirus (COVID-19) en Atzacan, Veracruz". gncys.com (in Mexican Spanish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Alcalde veracruzano murió por COVID y salieron a despedirlo cientos de personas sin sana distancia". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Site
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information[permanent dead link]
