Apazapan

Apazapan is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located about 65 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 65.80 km2. It is located at 19°19′N 96°43′W. Apazapan was a population totonac in the days of the Spanish conquest that preserved the indigenous language up to the 19th century and there was one of the points marked in the Codex Dehesa, when the Nonoalcos de Zongolíca, crossed Cocolapa, Coscomatepec, Tepeyehualco, Chiconquiaco and for Apazapan they returned to Zongolíca. During the 16th century, it belonged to the marquisate of Paxaca's Valley started to Hernán Cortés.

Apazapan Municipality
Municipality
Apazapan Municipality
Location in Mexico
Apazapan Municipality
Apazapan Municipality (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°19′00″N 96°43′00″W
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
RegionCapital Region
Government
  MayorGustavo Flores Colorado (!Podemos¡)
Area
  Total67.3 km2 (26.0 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
408 m (1,339 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total4,709
  Density70/km2 (200/sq mi)
  Seat
833
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)
30001
Website(in Spanish)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1995 3,952    
2000 3,611−8.6%
2005 3,534−2.1%
2010 4,027+14.0%
2015 4,009−0.4%
2020 4,709+17.5%
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