Atzacan is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located about 198 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 80.61 km2. It is located at 18°54′N 97°05′W / 18.900°N 97.083°W / 18.900; -97.083.

Traditions in the church of Santa Ana Atzacan

The municipality of Atzacan is delimited to the north by Chocaman, to the east by Iztaczoquitlán, to the south by Orizaba, to the south-west by Mariano Escobedo, to the west by La Perla, to the north-west by Coscomatepec de Bravo.[1]

It produces principally maize and beans.

A celebration in honor of Santa Ana, Patronress, takes place in April.

A large crowd attended the funeral of mayor Octavio Misael Lorenzo Morales on February 8, 2021, who died of COVID-19. As of this date, there have been 106 confirmed cases and ten deaths due to the virus in Atzacan.[2] Few of the mourners practiced social distancing.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Atzacan" (in Spanish). [Gobierno Estatal]. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus (COVID-19) en Atzacan, Veracruz". gncys.com (in Mexican Spanish). 1 February 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Alcalde veracruzano murió por COVID y salieron a despedirlo cientos de personas sin sana distancia". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
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