Zozocolco de Hidalgo | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico Veracruz#Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
Leader Party: | PAN |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Serafín Pérez Carmona |
Area Total Km2: | 106.11 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 14,254 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
Population Blank1: | 3,794 |
Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 20.1333°N -132°W |
Zozocolco de Hidalgo is a municipality located in northwest of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 100km (100miles) from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface area of 106.11km2 and is located at 20.1333°N -132°W.
The name comes from the nah|Xoxo-colco, which means "In the potter of clay".
The municipality of Zozocolco is bordered to the north by Coxquihui, to the east by Gulf of Mexico, to the northeast by Espinal, and to the west, south and southeast by Puebla.[1]
The climate in Zozocolco is warm-humid with an average temperature of 22C, with rains in summer and autumn.
It produces principally maize, beans and coffee.
Every September, a festival is held to celebrate St Michael (Spanish; Castilian: San Miguel), patron of the town, and in December there is a festival held in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe.