Coatepec | |
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City and municipality | |
  _en_Coatepec.JPG) .jpg)  Top: Aerial view of Coatepec Downtown; Middle: Coatepec Municipal Hall, Old houses at Coatepec downtown; Bottom: Coatepec main plaza, San Jerónimo Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Coatepec Location in Mexico  Coatepec Coatepec (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°27′08″N 96°57′41″W / 19.45222°N 96.96139°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Municipal seat and largest town | Coatepec |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raymundo Andrade Rivera (MORENA) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 202.4 km2 (78.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 1,192 m (3,911 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Municipality | 93,911 |
| • Density | 463.9/km2 (1,201/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 55,720 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 30128 |
| Climate | ET |
| Website | (in Spanish) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 70,430 | — |
| 2000 | 73,536 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 79,787 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 86,696 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 92,127 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 93,911 | +1.9% |
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The municipality of Coatepec (Spanish: [koateˈpek] ) is located in the central region of the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its north latitude is 19° 27′, west longitude is 96° 58′, altitude of 1,200.00 m (3,937.01 ft), and surface of 202.4 km2 (78.1 sq mi). It represents the 0.338% of the current state. The municipal seat and largest community of the municipality is also called Coatepec. The Mexican census of 2020 reported a population of 55,720 in the city, while the municipality had 93,911 inhabitants.[1] The municipality also includes many smaller communities within its boundaries. The largest of these are Tuzamapan, (8,300 hab.), Pacho Viejo (4,829 hab.), and Mahuixtlán (3,946 hab.).[1]
Often called The Coffee Capital of Mexico, the name Coatepec comes from the Nahuatl coatl (serpent), and tepetl (hill), or "The Hill of the Snakes".
Coatepec was named a "Pueblo Mágico" in 2006.