Cosoleacaque
{{Short description|Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico}}
Cosoleacaque is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the south-east zone of the state, about {{convert|300|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of {{convert|234.42|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}. It is located at {{coord|18|00|N|94|38|W|}}.
Geography
Cosoleacaque borders to the north on Coatzacoalcos and Pajapan, to the south on Minatitlán, to the east on Ixhuatlán del Sureste and Nanchital and to the west on Chinameca.{{cite web|url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30047a.htm|title=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Cosoleacaque|publisher=Gobierno Estatal|language=es|access-date=2009-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117004646/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30047a.htm|archive-date=2006-11-17|url-status=dead}}
The weather is warm all year with rains in summer and autumn.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} Cosoleacaque's main products are maize and rice.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
Culture
Cosoleacaque has a celebration in honor of Santa Cruz, patron of the town.{{who|date=March 2021}}{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
Transportation
Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos International Airport is located in Cosoleacaque."[http://www.aeromar.com.mx/2007/agy/aeromar.pdf DIRECTORIO DE OFICINAS DE VENTAS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723052809/http://www.aeromar.com.mx/2007/agy/aeromar.pdf |date=2011-07-23 }}." Aeromar. 4/7. Retrieved on December 27, 2010.
History
=Recent events=
Former mayor Gladys Merlín Castro (PRI, 2008-2010) and her daughter, Carla Enríquez Merlín, were shot and killed outside their home in Barrio Segundo on February 16, 2021.{{cite news |title=Asesinan a ex alcaldesa Gladys Merlín Castro y a su hija en Cosoleacaque, Veracruz |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/espanol/al-dia/mexico/2021/02/16/asesinan-a-ex-alcaldesa-gladys-merlin-castro-y-a-su-hija-en-cosoleacaque-veracruz/ |access-date=March 7, 2021 |work=Dallas News |date=16 February 2021 |language=es}}
As of March 5, 2021, 577 confirmed cases and 130 deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico had been reported.{{cite web |title=Coronavirus (COVID-19) en Cosoleacaque, Veracruz |url=http://www.gncys.com/covid19/covid19-municipio.aspx?edoid=VZ&munid=048 |website=gncys.com |access-date=March 7, 2021 |language=es-mx |date=1 February 2020}}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Mexico}}
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.cosoleacaque.gob.mx Municipal Official webpage]
- {{in lang|es}} [http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=cosoleacaque.pdf Municipal Official Information]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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