Jalcomulco

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Jalcomulco Municipality
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Top: La Antigua river; Middle: San Juan Bautista Parish, Bridge over Pescados river; Bottom: Jalcomulco landscape, Jalcomulco downtown
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Jalcomulco Municipality
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Jalcomulco Municipality
Jalcomulco Municipality (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°16′00″N96°41′00″W / 19.26667°N 96.68333°W / 19.26667; -96.68333
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Veracruz
Region Capital Region
Municipal seat and largest townJalcomulco
Government
   Mayor David Meza Hernández (MC)
Area
  Total72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
383 m (1,257 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total5,054
  Density69.9/km2 (181/sq mi)
  Seat
3,150
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (US Central))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)
94000
Website(in Spanish)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1995 4,517    
2000 4,416−2.2%
2005 4,690+6.2%
2010 4,940+5.3%
2015 5,006+1.3%
2020 5,054+1.0%
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View over Jalcomulco, Veracruz
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Jalcomulco town centre

Jalcomulco is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, founded in 1825.

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Geography

The municipality is located in the central zone of the state, about 29 km (18 mi) from Xalapa, the state capital and 359 km (223 mi), from Mexico City. It has a land area of 72.4 km2.

The municipality of Jalcomulco is bounded to the north by Emiliano Zapata, to the east by Apazapan, to the south and south-west by Tlaltetela, and to the north-west by Coatepec. [2]

Climate

The weather in Jalcomulco is warm all year with rain in summer and autumn.

Annual precipitation is 1,125 mm.

The average temperature is 24 °C, (75 °F).

Demographics

As 2020, the municipality had a population of 5,054 inhabitants in just 4 localities. [1] The localities are Jalcomulco (3,150 hab.), Santa María Tatetla (1,707 hab.), Tacotalpan (153 hab.) and Rivera del Río (44 hab.). [1]

Economy

The region principally produces maize, coffee, sugarcane, and mango. It also produces cattle and poultry.

Since the early 1990s ecotourism has been an important part of the economy of the region, with more than a dozen hotels and professional dealers of adventure travel.

Culture

In May, a celebration takes place in Jalcomulco to honor San Juan Bautista, the Patron saint of the town.

Sports and activities

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Rafting in Río Antigua
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Footbridge across Río Antigua (Río de los Pescados Section), Jalcomulco

The Río de los Pescados section of the Rio Antigua is a whitewater river that flows through the town of Jalcomulco and is commercially rafted.[ citation needed ]

Other activities to practice in town are rappelling, climbing, hiking, tyrolean crossing, mountain biking, landscape photography, and temazcal.[ citation needed ]

Filming location

Two-thirds of the scenes of the movie Romancing the Stone (1984) was filmed in this area.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 2020 Jalcomulco CENSUS
  2. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Jalcomulco" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 28 March 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2009.