Ilamatlán
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Ilamatlán in Veracruz, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. It is located in central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 210 km from state capital Xalapa
Xalapa
Xalapa-Enríquez, commonly Xalapa or Jalapa, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the year 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of...

. It has a surface of 188.63 km2. It is located at 20°47′N 98°27′W.

The municipality of Ilamatlán is delimited to the east by Zontecomatlán
Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes
Zontecomatlán is a municipality located in the south zone in the State of Veracruz, about 19 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 216.33 km2. It is located at...

, to the south by Huayacocotla
Huayacocotla
Huayacocotla is a town in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Located in the state's Huasteca Baja region, it serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....

, to the north and west by Hidalgo State.

It produces principally maize
Maize
Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable...

, coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...

, beans, sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...

, and chile pepper.

In Ilamatlán , in July takes place the celebration in honor to Santiago Apostol, Patron of the town.

The weather in Ilamatlán is cold all year with rains in summer and autumn.
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