Chiconquiaco
Chiconquiaco is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the Sierra de Chiconquiaco in the middle of the State of Veracruz. It has a surface of 68.27 km2. It is located at 19°45′N 96°49′W.
Chiconquiaco Municipality | |
|---|---|
 Chiconquiaco main plaza | |
  Chiconquiaco Municipality Location in Mexico  Chiconquiaco Municipality Chiconquiaco Municipality (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°45′00″N 96°49′00″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Municipal seat and largest town | Chiconquiaco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Silvestre Morales Viveros (PVEM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 133.9 km2 (51.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,236 m (7,336 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 13,881 |
| • Density | 103.7/km2 (269/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 3,500 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 93880 |
| Website | (in Spanish) https://www.chiconquiaco.gob.mx/ |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,951 | — |
| 2000 | 12,981 | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 12,516 | −3.6% |
| 2010 | 13,190 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 14,394 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 13,881 | −3.6% |
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Demographics
As 2020, the municipality had a population of 13,881 inhabitants in 52 localities.[1] About, 3,500 inhabitants resides in the municipal seat, other localities include El Huérfano (1,694 hab.), El Capulín (937 hab.), La Sombra (901 hab.) and Las Paredes (694 hab.).[1]
Culture
In Chiconquiaco, in June takes place the celebration in honor to San Pedro and San Pablo Patrons of the place.
Geography
The municipality of Chiconquiaco is delimited to the north-west by Misantla, to the north by Yecuatla, to the east by Juchique de Ferrer, to the south-east by Tepetlán, to the south by Acatlán and to the west by Landero y Coss.[2]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Chiconquiaco has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb). Fog occurs on an average of 120.6 days per year, while lightning occurs on 3.6 days. The record high and record low temperatures of 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) and −6.0 °C (21.2 °F) were recorded on September 20, 1967, and January 4, 1979, respectively.
| Climate data for Chiconquiaco, Veracruz, Mexico, 1951-2010 normals, extremes 1965-1985 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 15.3 (59.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.7 (65.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.6 (2.86) |
74.9 (2.95) |
52.2 (2.06) |
46.5 (1.83) |
90.7 (3.57) |
218.6 (8.61) |
195.0 (7.68) |
196.3 (7.73) |
373.2 (14.69) |
165.0 (6.50) |
112.5 (4.43) |
83.4 (3.28) |
1,680.9 (66.19) |
| Average rainy days | 14.4 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 14.8 | 18.2 | 19.1 | 19.6 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 167.0 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- 2020 Chiconquiaco CENSUS
- "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Chiconquiaco" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- "Normales 1951-2010". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- "Valores Extremos". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
