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Landero y Coss

Coordinates: 19°44′00″N 96°51′00″W / 19.73333°N 96.85000°W / 19.73333; -96.85000
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Landero y Coss
San Juan Bautista Church
San Juan Bautista Church
Landero y Coss is located in Veracruz
Landero y Coss
Landero y Coss
Location in Mexico
Landero y Coss is located in Mexico
Landero y Coss
Landero y Coss
Landero y Coss (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°44′00″N 96°51′00″W / 19.73333°N 96.85000°W / 19.73333; -96.85000
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
RegionCapital Region
Municipal seat and largest townLandero y Coss
Government
 • MayorXóchitl Domínguez Rosado (PAN)
Area
 • Total
17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
2,029 m (6,657 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,543
 • Density87.9/km2 (228/sq mi)
 • Seat
1,117
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
Postal code (of seat)
93860
Website(in Spanish)

Landero y Coss is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Geography

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The municipality is located in the central zone of the state, about 33 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 21.39 km2. It is located at 19°44′N 96°51′W / 19.733°N 96.850°W / 19.733; -96.850.

The municipality of Landero y Coss is delimited to the north-east by Misantla to the east by Chiconquiaco, to the south-east by Acatlán, to the south by Miahuatlán and to the west by Tonayan.[1]

The weather in Landero y Coss is warm all year with rains in summer and autumn.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1995 1,599—    
2000 1,432−10.4%
2005 1,549+8.2%
2010 1,546−0.2%
2015 1,534−0.8%
2020 1,543+0.6%
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With a population of 1,543 inhabitants as 2020, Landero y Coss is the smallest municipality of Veracruz in terms of population.[2] There are only 3 localities, all of them classified as rural: Landero y Coss, the municipal seat, contains more than 70% of the population (1,117 hab.). The other two localities are Buena Vista (421 hab.); and Raicero (5 hab.).[2]

Products

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It produces principally maize, beans, coffee and green chile.

Culture

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In Landero y Coss, in June takes place the celebration in honor to San Juan Bautista Patron of the town.

References

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  1. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Landero y Coss" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b c 2020 Landero y Coss CENSUS
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