Chontla

Chontla
Chontla
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Chontla Location of Chontla within Mexico
	Coordinates: 21°18′N 97°55′W / 21.300°N 97.917°W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Government
• Municipal President	Pedro Macario González Pérez
Area
• Total	361.09 km2 (139.42 sq mi)
Highest elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population
• Total	14 549
• Density	20.29/km2 (52.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code	92200
Area code	785
Website	http://www.chontla.gob.mx/

Chontla is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the northern part of the state, about 220 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 361.09 km². It is located at 21°18′N 97°55′W / 21.300°N 97.917°W / 21.300; -97.917.

Geography

Chontla is delimited to the west by Tantoyuca, to the south by Ixcatepec and Tepetzintla, and to the east by Citlaltépetl and Ozuluama.^[1]

Población y Vivienda de las principales localidades del Municipio de Chontla
Locality	Pop. (2005)	No. of Viviendas
Chontla Municipality	14,549	3,389
Chontla	2,208	560
San Francisco	1,768	395
San Juan Otontepec	1,126	242
Las Cruces	667	114
Cruz Manantial	617	142
La Garita	603	139
Magozal	585	171
Mata de Otate	540	151
Rancho Quemado	460	119
El Naranjal	413	86
Arranca Estacas	382	76
San Nicolasillo	380	91
Fuente: INEGI

The weather in Chontla is warm all year with rains in summer.

It produces principally maize, beans and chili peppers.

In November the celebration in honor of Santa Catarina takes place.^{[citation needed]}

^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Chontla" (in Spanish). [Gobierno Estatal]. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2009-06-05.