Tlilapan

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title: "Tlilapan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-veracruz"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-veracruz" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlilapan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Tlilapan
settlement_type	Municipality and town
native_name
image_skyline	Iglesia de Santiago Tlilapan, Veracruz.jpg
image_caption	Church of Santiago Apostol, Tlilapan
map_caption	Location of the municipality in Veracruz
pushpin_map	Mexico
pushpin_label_position	above
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Mexico
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Mexico
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Veracruz
established_title
area_total_km2	23.85
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2005
population_total	4,536
timezone	Central Standard Time
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	Central Daylight Time
utc_offset_DST	-5
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_type
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|postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = Tlilapan is a municipality located in the central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 85 km from the state capital of Xalapa. It has an area of 23.85 km2. It is located at . The name comes from the Náhuatl language, meaning “Black creek ". The village has existed since the 16th century and, following national independence, and was designated a municipality along with Orizaba, San Andrés Tenejapan, San Francisco Necoxtla, and San Juan del Rio. The municipal cemetery was established in 1880 and, in 1916 the first Municipal President was named.

Geography

The municipality of Tlilapan is bordered to the north by Rafael Delgado, to the south by Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc and to the west by Nogales . It is watered by small rivers such as the Río Blanco.

The climate of Tlilapan is temperate, with abundant rainfall in summer and autumn.

Agriculture

The chief agricultural products of Tlilapan are maize, coffee and sugarcane.

Celebrations

In July, Tlilapan festival takes place the celebration of Santiago Apostol, patron of the town, and in December a celebration takes place in honor of the Virgen de Guadalupe.

References

References

2. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tlilapan". Gobierno Estatal.

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