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Omealca Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipal seat is Omealca.
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Omealca Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipal seat is Omealca.
Omealca means place between two rivers in nahuatl, due to it being next to Blanco river and above a subterranean one.
Omealca's has a very diverse range of climates, as it is next to the state of Puebla and Oaxaca, meaning that besides having Veracruz's tropical climate, it also has Puebla's mountainous climate and Oaxaca's arid climate.
18°45′N96°46′W / 18.750°N 96.767°W
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