Teziutlán

Coordinates: 19°49′04″N 97°22′00″W / 19.81778°N 97.36667°W / 19.81778; -97.36667
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Teziutlán
Town
Festival of the Virgin of Carmen in the Zocalo, 21 July 2009.
Festival of the Virgin of Carmen in the Zocalo, 21 July 2009.
Coat of arms of Teziutlán
Motto(s): 
La Perla de la Sierra
The Pearl of the Mountain Range
Teziutlán is located in Mexico
Teziutlán
Teziutlán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 19°49′04″N 97°22′00″W / 19.81778°N 97.36667°W / 19.81778; -97.36667
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
Founded1552
Municipal Status1825
Government
 • Municipal PresidentLic. Carlos Enrique Peredo Grau
Area
 • Municipality85.48 km2 (33.00 sq mi)
Elevation
1,990 m (6,530 ft)
Population
 (2005)Municipality
 • Municipality92,170
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Demonym:Teziuteca/o
Website(in Spanish) Official site

Teziutlán is a city in the northeast of the Mexican state of Puebla. Its 2005 census population was 60,597. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding Teziutlán Municipality. The municipality has an area of 84.2 km2 (32.51 sq mi) and a population of 88,970.

Teziutlán is described in some guidebooks as a "picturesque colonial town". It was founded (by spaniar) on 15 March 1552 at a location known to the locals as "Teziuhyotepetzintlancingo". means "Little mount with hailstones". The name Teziutlán is Nahuatl, and means "place with hailstones".

During the presidency of Porfirio Díaz, the town gained prosperity, and it is described as "a commercial town of importance, very often visited by traveling salesmen from businesses in this country and abroad... It depends on a group of businesses that handle significant capital and sell on a large scale in the principal markets of Europe and the United States."[1] Teziutlán was linked to the expanding railway network during the Porfiriato presidency, which aided its prosperity.

Geography[edit]

The municipality has an area of 84.2 km.

Teziutlán is located at 19°49′N 97°22′W / 19.817°N 97.367°W / 19.817; -97.367, close to the border with Veracruz, in the Sierra Madre Oriental. The area is drained by the Río El Calvario, Río Xóloatl and Río Xoloco rivers.

Climate[edit]

The climate is highland subtropical but ever moist (Köppen: Cfb) similar to the plateaus of southern Brazil, but with longer soft periods of time.[2][3]

Climate data for Teziutlán
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
29.0
(84.2)
32.0
(89.6)
30.0
(86.0)
35.0
(95.0)
30.0
(86.0)
30.0
(86.0)
26.0
(78.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
29.0
(84.2)
26.5
(79.7)
35.0
(95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)
17.1
(62.8)
20.2
(68.4)
21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
20.7
(69.3)
19.8
(67.6)
19.4
(66.9)
18.8
(65.8)
17.3
(63.1)
17.1
(62.8)
16.5
(61.7)
18.9
(66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
12.0
(53.6)
14.8
(58.6)
16.5
(61.7)
16.8
(62.2)
16.2
(61.2)
15.2
(59.4)
15.1
(59.2)
15.0
(59.0)
13.5
(56.3)
12.6
(54.7)
11.7
(53.1)
14.2
(57.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
6.9
(44.4)
9.4
(48.9)
11.1
(52.0)
11.6
(52.9)
11.6
(52.9)
10.6
(51.1)
10.8
(51.4)
11.1
(52.0)
9.7
(49.5)
8.0
(46.4)
6.8
(44.2)
9.5
(49.1)
Record low °C (°F) −4.0
(24.8)
−4.0
(24.8)
−1.0
(30.2)
1.0
(33.8)
1.5
(34.7)
6.5
(43.7)
6.0
(42.8)
7.0
(44.6)
3.0
(37.4)
1.5
(34.7)
−1.5
(29.3)
−5.0
(23.0)
−5.0
(23.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52
(2.0)
46
(1.8)
32
(1.3)
45
(1.8)
81
(3.2)
214
(8.4)
164
(6.5)
194
(7.6)
298
(11.7)
172
(6.8)
91
(3.6)
51
(2.0)
1,440
(56.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.6 10.7 9.5 8.8 8.8 16.1 18.4 20.2 19.5 17.4 12.1 11.2 163.3
Source: WeatherBase

Notable people[edit]

The city is noteworthy as the birthplace of two prominent twentieth-century politicians:

The city has also been the birthplace of other prominent figures:

References[edit]

  1. ^ José Mendizábal, Almanque de efemérides del Estado de Puebla para el año de 1898 (Mexico 1898, p. 70) quoted in Enrique Krauze, Mexico: Biography of Power. New York: Harper Collins 1997, 491.
  2. ^ "Teziutlán, Puebla Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. ^ "Find cities with a similar climate". Vivid Maps. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. ^ Francisco Rocafuerte, 2023

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