Yecuatla | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
  Yecuatla Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:19°52′N96°47′W / 19.867°N 96.783°W /19.867; -96.783 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 135.72 km2 (52.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 11,446 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Yecuatla is amunicipality located in the north zone in theMexican state ofVeracruz, about 40 km from the state capitalXalapa. It has a surface of 135.72 km2. It is located at19°52′N96°47′W / 19.867°N 96.783°W /19.867; -96.783.
The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Yec-uauh-tlan; that means “Place of three snakes ".
The municipality of Yecuatla is bordered to the north-east byColipa, to the south byChiconquiaco, to the west byMisantla and to the north-west byColipa.[1]
The climate in Yecuatla is warm-regular with an average temperature of 22.5°C, with rains in summer and autumn.
It produces principallymaize,bean,green chile,orange fruit andcoffee.
Every Augusts, a festival is held to celebrate Virgen de la Asunción, patron of the town and in December there is a festival held in honor of theVirgin of Guadalupe.
