Teapa Municipality

Teapa Municipality
Municipality
Location of the municipality in Tabasco.
Location of the municipality in Tabasco.
Country Mexico
StateTabasco
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
49,262
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Teapa Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tabasco in south-eastern Mexico.[1]

Etymology

Its name comes from the Nahuatl words "Tetl and apan", which mean "river over stones" or "stone's river". It refers to one of the rivers that crosses the town.

Geography

The municipal seat is Teapa city, and possess a division constituted by 18 ejidos, 15 ranches, 1 populated, 6 neighborhoods and 1 villa.[clarification needed][2] Its territorial extension is 679.78 square kilometres (262.46 sq mi), which corresponds to 2.76% of the state total; this places the municipality 16th in territorial extension. There is a border to the north with the municipalities of Centro and Jalapa; and in the south, east and west with the state of Chiapas. According to the results presented for the 2nd population and home count from 2005, the municipality has a population of 49,262 people.

Climate

The weather is warm and humid with rain all year round; it has an annual average temperature of 27.8 °C (82.0 °F). The monthly highest average is in June from and the lowest average is in December.

Transportation

Tren Interoceánico operates a station for its Line FA in Teapa,[3] which opened on 13 September 2024.[4][5][6][7]

Current services
Preceding station Tren Interoceánico Following station
Juárez
toward Coatzacoalcos
 Line FA Salto de Agua
toward Pakal Ná (Palenque)

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "-". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Estado de Tabasco". Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  3. ^ López Cabrera, Heder (June 22, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico y Tren Maya se conectarán en esta fecha; listas las Líneas FA y K". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Chacón, Jorge (September 13, 2024). "¡Amoroso recibimiento en Tabasco!; AMLO y Claudia Sheinbaun inauguran Línea FA del Tren Interoceánico". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  5. ^ López, Heder (September 6, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico: iniciará venta de boletos de la línea FA Coatzacoalcos-Palenque ¿cuándo?". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Chacón, Jorge (September 3, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico: esta es la longitud de la línea FA Coatzacoalcos-Palenque". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  7. ^ López Cabrera, Heder (June 22, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico y Tren Maya se conectarán en esta fecha; listas las Líneas FA y K". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved June 24, 2024.

17°32′07″N 92°45′03″W / 17.53528°N 92.75083°W / 17.53528; -92.75083

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