Xoxocotla, Veracruz
{{For|the municipality in Morelos|Xoxocotla, Morelos}}
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Xoxocotla ({{audio|Xoxokotla.ogg|pronunciation}}; Nahuatl: "place of green pines" or "place of old ocotes") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located {{convert|103|km}} south of the state capital Xalapa.
Geography
The municipality of Xoxocotla is located in the Sierra de Zongolica, which are foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental in central Veracruz. It lies at an altitude between {{convert|2100|and(-)|2700|m}}. It borders the Veracruzian municipalities of Soledad Atzompa to the northwest, Atlahuilco to the northeast, and Tlaquilpa to the east, as well as the municipality of Vicente Guerrero in the state of Puebla to the south.{{cite web |url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/geo/contenidos/topografia/compendio.aspx |title=Compendio de Información Geográfica Municipal 2010: Xoxocotla, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |language=es |publisher=INEGI |access-date=5 March 2018}} The municipality covers an area of {{convert|37.398|km2}} and comprises 0.05% of the state's area.
The land in Xoxocotla is divided between farmland (50%), forest (44%) and urban areas (6%). Soils in the municipality consist of luvisols (73%) and regosols (21%). The municipality is drained by tributaries of the Blanco River, which itself drains into Alvarado Lagoon at the mouth of the Papaloapan River.
Xoxocotla has a temperate climate with rain in the summer. Average temperatures in the municipality range between {{convert|12|and(-)|18|C}}, and average annual precipitation ranges between {{convert|100|and(-)|1100|mm}}.
History
The municipality of was incorporated on 30 November 1870, forming part of the canton of Zongolica in the state of Veracruz. It became a free municipality on 15 January 1918.{{cite book |date=1996 |title=Estado de Veracruz-Llave. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995. |pages=121, 315 |url=http://internet.contenidos.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/productos/prod_serv/contenidos/espanol/bvinegi/productos/historicos/2104/702825222574/702825222574_1.pdf |language=es |location=Mexico |publisher=INEGI |isbn=970-13-1517-0}}
Administration
The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and a trustee (regidor). The current president of the municipality is Magdaleno Juárez Pérez.{{cite news |last=Huerta |first=Verónica |url=https://formato7.com/2017/12/14/aceptan-alcaldes-de-morena-formar-parte-del-grupo-de-coordinacion-veracruz/ |title=Aceptan alcaldes de Morena formar parte del Grupo de Coordinación Veracruz |language=es |publisher=Formato 7 |date=14 December 2017 |access-date=5 March 2018}}
Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Xoxocotla recorded a population of 5163 inhabitants living in 1137 households.{{cite web |url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=30&mun=137 |title=Resumen municipal: Municipio de Xoxocotla |language=es |website=Catálogo de Localidades |publisher=SEDESOL |access-date=5 March 2018}} The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 5446 inhabitants in Xoxocotla, 92.29% of whom reported being of Indigenous ancestry and 37.33% of whom reported being of African ancestry. In the 2010 Census, 1163 people or 23% of the population in Xoxocotla reported speaking an Indigenous language, 1118 of which spoke Nahuatl.
There are 17 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also called Xoxocotla, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 2362 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.
Economy
Important economic activities in Xoxocotla include pig farming and the growing of corn and beans.{{cite web |url=http://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2016/05/Xoxocotla.pdf |title=Cuadernillos municipales, 2016: Xoxocotla |language=es |page=6 |publisher=SEFIPLAN Veracruz |access-date=5 March 2018}}
References
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{{Veracruz}}
Category:Municipalities of Veracruz