Ixcatepec 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 north zone of the State of Veracruz, about 220 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 229.49 km2. It is located at 21°14′N 98°00′W.
The municipality of Ixcatepec is delimited to the north and north-east by Chontla

Chontla

Chontla in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the north of the State of Veracruz, about 220 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 361.09 km2...

, to the west by Tantoyuca

Tantoyuca

Tantoyuca is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Tantoyuca....

, to the south by Chicontepec de Tejeda

Chicontepec de Tejeda

Chicontepec is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the north of the State of Veracruz. It has a surface of 978 km2. It is located at ....

 and to the south-east by Tepetzintla

Tepetzintla

Tepetzintla may refer to:*Tepetzintla, Puebla*Tepetzintla, Veracruz...

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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...

, beans and 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...

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In Ixcatepec , in august takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de la Asunción, Patron of the town.
The weather in Ixcatepec is very warm all year with rains in summer and autumn.