Teapa Municipality

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Teapa Municipality
Teapa en Tabasco.svg
Location of the municipality in Tabasco.
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Tabasco
Population
 (2005)
  Total49,262
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Teapa Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tabasco in south-eastern Mexico. [1]

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Etymology

Its name comes from the Nahuatl words "Tetl and apan", which mean "river over stones" or "stone's river". It refers to one of the rivers that crosses the town.

Geography

The municipal seat is Teapa city, and possess a division constituted by 18 ejidos, 15 ranches, 1 populated, 6 neighborhoods and 1 villa.[ clarification needed ] [2] Its territorial extension is 679.78 square kilometres (262.46 sq mi), which corresponds to 2.76% of the state total; this places the municipality 16th in territorial extension. There is a border to the north with the municipalities of Centro and Jalapa; and in the south, east and west with the state of Chiapas. According to the results presented for the 2nd population and home count from 2005, the municipality has a population of 49,262 people.

Climate

The weather is warm and humid with rain all year round; it has an annual average temperature of 27.8 °C (82.0 °F). The monthly highest average is in June from and the lowest average is in December.

Transportation

Tren Interoceánico plans to build a station for its Line FA in Teapa. This line is scheduled to open in September 2024. [3]

Future services
Preceding station Tren Interoceánico Following station
Juárez Line FA
(Opening September 2024)
Macuspana
toward Palenque

Notable people

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References

  1. "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal . Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Tabasco" . Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  3. López Cabrera, Heder (June 22, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico y Tren Maya se conectarán en esta fecha; listas las Líneas FA y K". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved June 24, 2024.

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