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| Festival of the Virgin of Carmen in the Zocalo, 21 July 2009, photo by Miguel Angel Bandala Mtz. | |||
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| Motto: La Perla de la Sierra English: The Pearl of the Sierra |
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Teziutlán
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| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Puebla | ||
| Founded | 1552 | ||
| Municipal Status | 1825 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal President | Lic. Carlos Enrique Peredo Grau | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 85.48 km2 (33 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,990 m (6,529 ft) | ||
| Population (2005)Municipality | |||
| • Municipality | 92,170 | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| Demonym: | Teziuteca/o | ||
| Website | (Spanish) Official site | ||
Teziutlán is a small 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 municipality of the same name. The municipality has an area of 84.2 km² (32.51 sq mi) and a population of 88,970.
Teziutlán is located at , 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.
Teziutlán is described in some guidebooks as a "picturesque colonial town". It was founded on 15 March 1552 at a location known to the locals as "Teziuhyotepetzintlan". The name Teziutlán is Nahuatl, and means "place near the hailstones".
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The city is noteworthy as the birthplace of two prominent twentieth-century politicians:
The city has also been the birthplace of other prominent figures:
The region is characterized by its humid weather, due to it´s a mountain region and due to the precipitations and the slope of The Gulf of Mexico. Almost all of the year the weather is humid, then the humidity rate varies between 75 and 80%, Teziutlán abound in rains during June, July and August, throughout the region with a 13 mm level. Is a cold zone, then, the rate temperature is about 14.9 °C for that reason haves a extensive vegetation. It is worth mentioning that this town was covered by a mist layer and a light rain known as “Chipi-chipi” Is considered the foggiest zone of the country, mist during 280 days a year and sometimes reaches 15 meters away. Is the little London.