| Zongolica | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |
 Dawn over Zongolica | |
 Flag | |
  ZongolicaLocation in MexicoShow map of Veracruz ZongolicaZongolica (Mexico)Show map of Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 18°40′N 97°00′W / 18.667°N 97.000°W / 18.667; -97.000 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eliseo R. Macuixtle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 347.33 km (134.10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 45,028 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Website | zongolica.gob.mx |
Zongolica is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's central Mountains region, about 100 km from the state capital at Xalapa. The municipality covers 63.34 km and, in 2020, reported a population of 45,028. It is located at 18°40′N 97°00′W / 18.667°N 97.000°W / 18.667; -97.000. The name comes from Nahuatl Tzontli-coliuhqui 'crafty hair'.
Economy
It produces principally maize, orange fruit coffee and mango. The climate is cold-humid, with an average temperature of 17.4 °C, with rains in summer and autumn.
Culture
Every October, a festival is held to celebrate Saint Francis of Assisi, the town's patron, and in December there is a festival in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Zongolica is home to the Ixcohuapa people, who are known for cooking and consuming larvae of Arsenura armida.
XEZON-AM, an indigenous community radio station that broadcasts in Spanish and Nahuatl, is based in Zongolica.
Geography
The municipality of Zongolica is bordered to the north by Tequila and Omealca, to the east by Tezonapa, to the south by the state of Puebla and to the west by Los Reyes.
Climate
| Climate data for Zongolica | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
21 (70) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 86 (3.4) |
64 (2.5) |
61 (2.4) |
94 (3.7) |
150 (6) |
440 (17.2) |
530 (20.8) |
440 (17.4) |
430 (16.8) |
250 (9.9) |
130 (5.3) |
94 (3.7) |
2,770 (109.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
Fauna
Zongolica catfish Rhamdia zongolicensis is named after Zongolica and only known from a single cave in the Sierra de Zongolica.
References
- "Zongolica: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". Data México. Secretaría de Economía. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Zongolica" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Zongolica, Veracruz". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- Romero, Aldemaro; Paulson, Kelly M. (2001). "It's a wonderful hypogean life: a guide to the troglomorphic fishes of the world". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 62 (1–3): 13–41. doi:10.1023/A:1011844404235.
- Wilkens, Horst (2001). "Convergent adaptations to cave life in the Rhamdia laticauda catfish group (Pimelodidae, Teleostei)". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 62 (1–3): 251–261. doi:10.1023/A:1011897805681.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipal government webpage
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
