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Teapa Municipality

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Line FA Salto de Agua

Notable people

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References

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  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