Santiago Tuxtla
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Santiago Tuxtla is a smaw ceety an municipality in the Los Tuxtlas region o soothren Veracruz, Mexico. The aurie wis oreeginally pairt o land grantit tae Hernán Cortés bi the Spainyie Croun in 1531. The ceety wis foondit in 1525, but it did no gain municipal status till 1932. The day, the municipality is poor an agricultural, but is hame tae several unique tradeetions sic as the Santiago Tuxtla Fair an the Acarreo de Niño Dios, when images o the Bairn Jesus are carriet in procession several times durin the Christenmas saison. It is hame tae the Museo Regional Tuxteco (Tuxtla Regional Museum) an aw which hooses hintle o the aurie’s Olmec airtifacts, includin a nummer o colossal heids an ither monumental stane wirks. The ceety’s main plaza hosts the lairgest Olmec colossal heid in Mexico.
Santiago Tuxtla | |
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Ceety an municipality | |
La Cobata colossal heid | |
Coordinates: 18°27′55″N 95°18′9″W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Govrenment | |
• Municipal preses | Claudia Guadalupe Acompa Islas |
Area | |
• Total | 619.4 km2 (239.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 15,459 (ceety) 56,427 (municipality) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Staundart Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylicht Time) |
Website | [http:// www.santiagotuxtla.gob.mx / Offeecial wabsteid] |