Sochiapa
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Sochiapa | |
|---|---|
  Sochiapa Location in Mexico  Sochiapa Sochiapa (Mexico) | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Veracruz |
| Demonym | (in Spanish) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Sochiapa is a municipality located in the central zone of the Mexican State of Veracruz, about 40 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 21.39 km2. It is located at 19°12′N 96°56′W / 19.200°N 96.933°W. For decree of December 10, 1913 suprimió Sochiapa's municipality, passing its territory to form a part of that of Totutla. Later Sochiapa recovered its political category.
Geography
[edit]The municipality of Sochiapa is delimited to the north and northeast by Totutla, to the southeast by Comapa, to the south by Huatusco and to the west by Tlaltetela.[1]
It is watered by small creeks which are tributaries of the Jamapa River.
The weather in Sochiapa is cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
Agriculture
[edit]Celebrations
[edit]In Sochiapa, the celebration in honor to San Juan Nepomuseno, Patron of the town, takes place in May, and the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe takes place in December.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Sochiapa" (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information