Nautla, Veracruz

Nautla
Nautla
Coordinates: 20°13′0″N 96°47′0″W / 20.21667°N 96.78333°W / 20.21667; -96.78333
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Municipality	Nautla
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)

Nautla is a settlement in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Nautla comes from the Nahuatl Naui, four; and from tlan, that means place; so it is known as Four Places. ^[1]

History

First it was a prehispanic town that was in Casitas, Veracruz. Now it is in the municipality of Nautla. In 1519, the Totonacos had an alliance with the Spaniards and they had a battle. Nautla was destroyed by the fire. In the 16th century the king give to Juan de Cuenca the lands of the actual Nautla, San Sebastian and La Peña, so that they established the residence of where to stay. The weather is warm, with temperatures of 25.5 °C. ^[2]

Geography

The village is in the middle of the Nautla and Misantla Rivers, both of which finish in the Gulf of Mexico. Nautla has an area of 358.63 km, which represents 0.49% of the state of Veracruz. The state is rich because of minerals, like the white one. And in vegetation the precious woods are the principal resources. According to INEGI, in the 2000 census, there are 2486 houses, with an average of 3.93 people living in. Most of them are owned by their owners, and the materials used are wood and rock. As the village is near the sea, the city has maritime activities like fishing, also many people dedicates to tourism.^[3]

Culture

There you can visit a lot of places; there are French constructions that you can visit. And in September and October are dances so you can enjoy the Mexican culture. The artisanal pieces that are made there, are made from maize and its husk. You can eat robalo that it is a kind of fish that you can enjoy in many ways, in soup, or in tamale.

Government

The type of government of the village is republic, there is a Governor, and he is taking care of the village. The municipal president is the one who takes the decisions and he is chosen by voting.^[4]

References

↑ "Municipio of Nautla.". Retrieved 2008-01-29.
↑ "Municipio of Nautla.". Retrieved 2008-01-29.
↑ "INEGI.". Retrieved 2008-01-29.
↑ "Gobierno de Veracruz.". Retrieved 2008-01-29.

State of Veracruz

Xalapa (capital)

Municipalities of Veracruz

Huasteca Alta Region	Chalma Chiconamel Chinampa de Gorostiza El Higo Naranjos Amatlán Ozuluama de Mascareñas Pánuco Platón Sánchez Pueblo Viejo Tamalín Tamiahua Tampico Alto Tantima Tantoyuca Tempoal de Sánchez

Huasteca Baja Region	Álamo Temapache Benito Juárez Castillo de Teayo Cerro Azul Chicontepec de Tejeda Chontla Citlaltépetl Huayacocotla Ilamatlán Ixcatepec Ixhuatlán de Madero Tancoco Tepetzintla Texcatepec Tlachichilco Tuxpan Zacoalpan Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes

Totonaca Region	Cazones de Herrera Chumatlán Coahuitlan Coatzintla Coxquihui Coyutla Espinal Filomeno Mata Gutiérrez Zamora Mecatlán Papantla Poza Rica Tecolutla Tihuatlán Zozocolco de Hidalgo

Nautla Region	Atzalán Colipa Juchique de Ferrer Martínez de la Torre Misantla Nautla San Rafael Tenochtitlán Tlapacoyan Vega de Alatorre Yecuatla

Capital Region	Acajete Acatlán Actopan Alto Lucero Altotonga Apazapan Ayahualulco Banderilla Chiconquiaco Coacoatzintla Coatepec Cosautlán de Carvajal Emiliano Zapata (Dos Ríos) Ixhuacán de los Reyes Jalacingo Jalcomulco Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez Las Minas Las Vigas de Ramírez Landero y Coss Miahuatlán Naolinco de Victoria Perote Rafael Lucio Tatatila Teocelo Tepetlán Tlacolulan Tlalnelhuayocan Tonayán Villa Aldama Xalapa Xico

Sotavento Region	Boca del Río Cotaxtla Jamapa La Antigua (José Cardel) Manlio Fabio Altamirano Medellín Puente Nacional Soledad de Doblado Tlalixcoyan Úrsulo Galván Veracruz

Mountains Region	Acultzingo Alpatláhuac Amatlán de los Reyes Aquila Astacinga Atlahuico Atoyac Atzacan Calcahualco Camarón de Tejeda Camerino Z. Mendoza Carrillo Puerto (Tamarindo) Chocamán Coetzala Comapa Córdoba Coscomatepec Cuichapa Cuitláhuac Fortín de las Flores Huatusco Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc Ixhuatlán del Café Ixhuatlancillo Ixtaczoquitlán La Perla Los Reyes Magdalena Maltrata Mariano Escobedo Mixtla de Altamirano Naranjal Nogales Omealca Orizaba Paso del Macho Rafael Delgado Río Blanco San Andrés Tenejapan Sochiapa Soledad Atzompa Tehuipango Tenampa Tepatlaxco Tequila Tezonapa Tlacotepec de Mejía Tlaltetela Tlaquilpa Tlilapan Totutla Xoxocotla Yanga Zentla Zongolica

Papaloapan Region	Acula Ángel R. Cabada Alvarado Amatitlán Carlos A. Carrillo Chacaltianguis Cosamaloapan de Carpio Ignacio de la Llave Isla Ixmatlahuacan José Azueta Juan Rodríguez Clara Lerdo de Tejada Otatitlán Playa Vicente Saltabarranca Santiago Sochiapan (Xochiapa) Tierra Blanca Tlacojalpan Tlacotalpan Tres Valles Tuxtilla

Los Tuxtlas Region	Catemaco San Andrés Tuxtla Santiago Tuxtla Hueyapan de Ocampo

Olmeca Region	Acayucan Agua Dulce Chinameca Coatzacoalcos Cosoleacaque Hidalgotitlán Ixhuatlán del Sureste Jáltipan Jesús Carranza Las Choapas Mecayapan Minatitlán Moloacán Nanchital Oluta Oteapan Pajapan San Juan Evangelista Sayula de Alemán Soconusco Soteapan Tatahuicapan Texistepec Uxpanapa) Zaragoza

Coordinates: 20°13′N 96°47′W / 20.217°N 96.783°W / 20.217; -96.783

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