COATEPEC MUNICIPALITY

Erika Ariza Fernandez

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GEOGRAPHY FINAL PROJECT
Prof. José Manuel Avitia
 INDEX.

1. General Location………………………………..………………………….3

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION.

2. Geology…..…………………………………………………….…….……4
3. Edaphology.…………………………………………………………….….5
4. Physiography………………………………………………….………...…6
5. Climate…………………………………………………………………….7
6. Hydrology………………………………………………………………….8
7. Flora………………………………………………………………………..9
8. Fauna……………………………………………………………………….9

SOCIO ECONOMIC DESCRIPTION.

9. Demography………………………………………………………………10
10.Evolution of the population ……………….……………………………...11
11.Population Distribution……………………………………………………11
12.Economical Activities……………………………………………………..12
13.Economical Index………………………………………………………….12
14.Services…………………………………………………………………….13
15.Society Problems…………………………………………………………..13

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 General Location

Between parallels 19° 21' and 19° 32' north latitude; the meridians 96° 47' and 97°
06' west longitude; altitude between 500 and 2,900 m. It borders to the north with
the municipalities of Perote, Acajete, Tlalnelhuayocan, Xalapa and Emiliano
Zapata; to the east with the municipalities of Emiliano Zapata and Jalcomulco; to
the south with the municipalities of Jalcomulco, Tlaltetela, Teocelo and Xico; to
the west with the municipalities of Xico, Perote and Acajete.

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 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Geology
Period: Quaternary (81.31%), Neogene (8.99%) and Cretaceous (1.38%). The
missing percentage corresponds to the Urban Zone with (8.32%).
The quaternary period began 2.6 million years ago and extends into the present.
The Neogene Period encompasses the interval between 23 million and 2.6 million
years ago. Cretaceous Period, in geologic time, the last of the three periods of
the Mesozoic Era. The Cretaceous began 145.0 million years ago and ended 66
million years ago.

Rock: Extrusive igneous: basic tuff(41.68%), basalt (38.09%), andesite (4.44%),

breccia intermediate volcanic (2.61%), intermediate tuff (1.42%) and basic
basalt-tuff (0.81%) Sedimentary: limestone (1.38%) and sandstone-conglomerate
(1.25%).

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 Edaphology
The types of dominant Soil in the municipality of Coatepec and their quantities are:
Andosol (40.01%), Luvisol (35.55%), Phaeozem (11.69%), Vertisol (3.57%), and
Leptosol (0.86%).The missing percentage corresponds to the Urban Zone with
(8.32%).

Andosols are highly porous,

dark-coloured soils
developed from parent
material of volcanic origin,
such as volcanic ash, tuff,
and pumice.
Luvisols are technically
characterized by a surface
accumulation of humus
overlying an extensively
leached layer that is nearly
devoid of clay and
iron-bearing minerals.
Phaeozems are
characterized by a
humus-rich surface layer
covered in the natural state
with abundant grass or
deciduous forest vegetation.
Vertisols are characterized
by a clay-size-particle
content of 30 percent or
more by mass in all horizons (layers) of the upper half-metre of the soil profile.
Finally, Leptosols are soils with a very shallow profile depth (indicating little
influence of soil-forming processes), and they often contain large amounts of
gravel.

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 Physiography
Province: Neovolcanic Axis (95.55%) and Southern Gulf Coastal Plain (4.45%)
Sub-province: Chiconquiaco (77.01%), Lagos and Anahuac volcanoes (18.54%)
and Veracruz Coastal Plain (4.45%)
Topoforms system (Set of landforms associated according to some structural and/or
degradative pattern or patterns): Basalt hillocks (77.01%), volcanic mountain range
with stratum volcanoes or stratovolcanoes isolated (18.54%) and Lomerío typical
(4.45%)

Here we can see the clear divisions of the Physiography, taken from the Inegi
Website.

Province shown in the left image.

Topoforms system in right image.

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 Climate
Semi-warm humid with abundant rains in summer (42%), semi-warm humid with
rains all year round (35%), temperate humid with rains throughout the year (16%),
warm sub-humid with rains in summer (6%) and semi-cold humid with abundant
rains in summer (1%).

Temperature Range 10 – 24°C

Precipitation Range 1 100 – 2 100 mm

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Hydrology
Coatepec´s Hydrological Region
is Papaloapan. The Papaloapan
hydrological region comprises
hydrological region No. 28 and is
located on the slope of the Gulf
of Mexico, approximately in the
middle part of the arc that forms
the Mexican coast.

Basin: Jamapa River and others

(100%)
Sub-basin: R. Decozalapa
(98.85%)and R. Idolos (1.15%)
Water Currents: Perennes:
Pixquiac Intermittent: Atopa,
Gavilán, Paso Panal (Naranjos),
Pintores, Sordo and Tenexapa.

It is watered by four permanent

streams: Pixquiac, Los Pintores,
Sordo and Hueyapan, all
tributaries of the Los Pescados or
La Antigua river.

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 Flora
Its wealth is represented by minerals such as limestone; among its vegetation
stands out the pine and some others for the value of its wood. The ecosystems that
coexist in the municipality are the mountain cloud forest with species such as the
alamillo, palo de baqueta, palo barranco, poplar, cedar and ocozote.

Fauna
A fauna composed of populations of armadillos, badgers, hawks, wild pigeons,
rabbits and raccoons developed in Coatepec.

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 SOCIO ECONOMIC ASPECTS

Demography

POPULATION BY AGE GROUPS, 2020

AGE GROUP HABITANTS
0-14 years old 20,404
15-64 years old 64,138
65 and older 9,312

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 Evolution of the Population

Year Habitants

2020 93,911
2015 92,127
2010 86,696
2005 79,787
2000 73,536
1995 70,430

As it can be seen in the table, the population of the municipality of Coatepec has
increased and never decreased; it continues the growth that started in 1995 and in
just 25 years has increased in an amount of around 23,000 habitants.

Population Distribution

Locality Habitants
Coatepec 55,720
Tuzamapan 8,300
Pacho Viejo 4,829
Mahuixtlán 3,956
Bella Esperanza 1,857
Other localities 19,249

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 Economical Activities
Coatepec is a coffee region with the greatest tradition and quality in our country
since the last century. Population of 12 years and over is 78,176.
Economically active population - 49,108
Primary sector - 13.4%
Secondary sector - 18.5%
Third sector - 66.0%
Non Economically Active Population - 28,895

Economical Indexes
In August 2022, Coatepec's international sales were US$268k and a total of
US$2.58M in international purchases. For this month Coatepec's net trade balance
was -US$2.31M.

Coatepec's main international sales in 2021 were Coffee, Even Roasted or

Decaffeinated; Husk and Husk of Coffee; Coffee Substitutes Containing Coffee in
Any Proportion (US$4.8M).

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Compared to 2010, the population in Coatepec grew by 8.32%. Coatepec's
international sales in 2021 were US$9.3M, which grew 122% over the previous
year.

The main international sales destinations in 2021 were the United States
(US$3.87M), Canada (US$388k) and Belgium (US$237k).

Coatepec contributed in a 1.7% in Veracruz´s State PIB in 2019.

Services
According to data from the 2019 Economic Census, the economic sectors that
concentrated the most economic units in Coatepec were Retail Trade (1,754 units),
Temporary Accommodation Services and Food and Beverage Preparation (612
units) and Other Services Except Government Activities (611 units).

Society Problems
Particularly in Coatepec, there are existent problems that have to do with
deforestation, river contamination, incorrect handling of solid residues, neglecting
green areas and situations that are mainly generated because society does not have
clean and green friendly habits, but also, bad planning and strategies from
institutions that handle social wellbeing, corruption in public services, etc.
Another problem is the abandonment of education, the population without
complete primary education of 15 years or more is of about 32.7% and population
in situation of Poverty is of 44.8%

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 INFORMATION SOURCES
- Statistical and Geographic Information System of the State of Veracruz by
Ignacio de la Llave (SIEGVER), COATEPEC, MUNICIPAL
NOTEBOOKS, 2021
http://ceieg.veracruz.gob.mx/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/202
1/06/COATEPEC_2021.pdf

- Encyclopedia Britannica FAO Soil Classification

https://www.britannica.com/science/soil/FAO-soil-groups#ref214853

- Compendio de información geográfica municipal 2010. Coatepec.

- National Geographic Quaternary Geological Period

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/quaternary

- INEGI fisiografía y topoformas

https://www.inegi.org.mx/temas/fisiografia/#:~:text=Sistema%20de%20Top
oformas.,patrones%20estructurales%20y%2Fo%20degradativos.

- Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz Coatepec

https://veracruz.mx/destino.php?Municipio=38

- Data Mexico Coatepec Economía

https://datamexico.org/es/profile/geo/coatepec-30038#economia-comercio-i
nternacional

- http://repositorio.veracruz.gob.mx/medioambiente/wp-content/uploads/sites/
9/2018/02/PMEA-Coatepec.pdf

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