Chontla is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the northern part of the state, about 220 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 361.09 km2. It is located at .
Geography
Borders Chontla is delimited to the west by Tantoyuca, to the south by Ixcatepec and Tepetzintla, and to the east by Citlaltépetl and Ozuluama.
Settlements Población y Vivienda de las principales localidades del Municipio de Chontla Locality Pop. (2005) No. of Viviendas Chontla Municipality14,5493,389 Chontla 2,208 560 San Francisco 1,768 395 San Juan Otontepec 1,126 242 Las Cruces 667 114 Cruz Manantial 617 142 La Garita 603 139 Magozal 585 171 Mata de Otate 540 151 Rancho Quemado 460 119 El Naranjal 413 86 Arranca Estacas 382 76 San Nicolasillo 380 91 Fuente: INEGI Weather The weather in Chontla is warm all year with rains in summer.
Products It produces principally maize, beans and chili peppers.
Events In November the celebration in honor of Santa Catarina takes place.
References
External links
Official website