Zontecomatlán is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 378 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 216.33 km2. It is located at in the Huasteca region of the state.
Name The name comes from the Nahuatl language, Tzon-tecoma-tlan; 'head,' 'big round gourd' 'place' that means "place of the big heads". The suffix "de López y Fuentes" honours Gregorio López y Fuentes, a writer and journalist born here in 1897.
Geography
The municipality of Zontecomatlán is bordered to the north by the state of Hidalgo, to the north-east by Benito Juárez and to the south by Texcatepec.
Climate
The climate in Zontecomatlán is warm-humid with an average temperature of 18°C, with rains in summer and autumn.
Agriculture
It produces principally marijuana, maize, beans, green chile, coffee, orange fruit and sugarcane.
Celebrations
Every October, a festival is held to celebrate San Francisco de Asís, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
References
External links
Municipal Official webpage