Minatitlán is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, in the Olmeca region, to the north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, along the Coatzacoalcos River.
Minatitlán | |
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City and municipal seat | |
 Parque Central Independencia and Church of St Peter the Apostle | |
 Shield | |
| Nickname: Tierra de Flechadores (Land of the Archers) | |
  Minatitlán  Minatitlán | |
| Coordinates: 17°59′N 94°33′W / 17.983°N 94.550°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| City and Municipality | Minatitlán |
| Settled | 1826[1] |
| Founded by | Tadeo Ortiz de Ayala |
| Government | |
| • Presidente Municipal | Leopoldo Torres García (PRI) |
| Area | |
| 4,124 km2 (1,592 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| 356,020 | |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Minatitleco, Minatitlense |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 96700 – 96927 |
| Area code | 922 |
| Airport | Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos National Airport |
| IATA Code | MTT |
| ICAO Code | MMMT |
| Website | www |
In 2010 the greater metropolitan area had a population of 356,020.[2]
Minatitlán is home to the Refinería Gral. Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (now named for President Lázaro Cárdenas) a 1906 oil refinery that was the first such facility built in Latin America.[3] The refinery underwent an expansion that started in 2003 to bring the capacity of the plant up to 240,000 barrels per day, up from its previous capacity of 185,000 barrels per day.[4][5]
It is a sister city of Minatitlán, in the state of Colima, on the other side of the country. The local economy is largely dependent on the oil industry and trade.
The Feria del Café y Minería (Coffee and Mining Fair) is held each year in January.[6]
Transportation
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Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos National Airport, located in Cosoleacaque, serves Minatitlán.[7] Mexican Federal Highways 145D, 150, 172, 185 pass through Minatitlán. A cable stayed bridge known as Puente Coatza II or Puente Antonio Dovalí Jaime was built to carry Highway 150 over the Coatzacoalcos River. It was constructed starting in 1979 and was opened by president Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado on 17 October 1984.[8] Coatza II has a center span of 288 metres (945 ft) and an overall length of 698.25 metres (2,290.8 ft).[9]
Sports
editThe Petroleros de Minatitlán (Minatitlán Oilers) play baseball in the Mexican League. The Gavilanes de Minatitlán (Minatitlán Hawks) play in the Veracruz Winter League. Both teams' homefield is the Parque 18 de marzo de 1938.
Notable people
edit- Actress Blanca Estela Pavón was born in Minatitlán in 1926.[10]
- Artist Francisco Toledo attended school in Minatitlán in the 1940s.[11]
- Claudia Ramiréz was born in Minatitlán in 1964
Geography
editThe city is located in the Olmec region of the state and the north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The municipality covers an area of 4,123.91 square kilometers (1,592.25 sq mi) and includes many small outlying communities.
Much of the city sits on reclaimed wetlands, and many new homes built on this reclaimed land have a tendency to sink up to several meters before settling. Much of the surrounding undeveloped land is marshy, especially towards the northeast direction of Coatzacoalcos.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Minatitlan Averages (1951–2010) Record Temperatures (1922-2004) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 41.5 (106.7) |
43.5 (110.3) |
42.0 (107.6) |
43.0 (109.4) |
44.0 (111.2) |
43.5 (110.3) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
42.5 (108.5) |
43.0 (109.4) |
39.4 (102.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
44.0 (111.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 109.8 (4.32) |
52.9 (2.08) |
40.4 (1.59) |
33.6 (1.32) |
114.4 (4.50) |
269.8 (10.62) |
283.5 (11.16) |
356.9 (14.05) |
467.4 (18.40) |
387.6 (15.26) |
229.7 (9.04) |
146.3 (5.76) |
2,492.3 (98.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 13.8 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 113.0 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (Averages 1981–2000)[12][13] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Record Temperatures)[12] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Minatitlán Airport". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Censo 2010, ZM de Minatitlán" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (pdf) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "La primera refinería de Latinoamérica Refinería Gral. Lázaro Cárdenas" (in Spanish). Pemex. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Rosenberg, Mica (12 January 2011). "UPDATE 1-Mexico's Pemex restarts Minatitlan refinery". Reuters. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Barrera, Adriana (20 June 2011). "UPDATE 1-Mexico's Pemex says Minatitlan expansion ready end-Aug". Reuters. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Jiménez González, Victor Manuel, ed. (2010). Veracruz Guia para descubrir los encantos del estado [Veracruz Guide to discover the charms of the state] (in Spanish) (first ed.). Mexico: Editorial Oceano de Mexico SA de CV. p. 23. ISBN 978-607-400-323-9.
- ^ "DIRECTORIO DE OFICINAS DE VENTAS Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine." Aeromar. 4/7. Retrieved on December 27, 2010.
- ^ "Puente Coatza II, 26 años de comunicar al sureste mexicano - Agencia Imagen del Golfo" (in Spanish). Diario del Istmo. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Coatzacoalcos Bridge (1984) - Structurae". Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ Blanca Estela Pavón at IMDb
- ^ Toledo, Francisco. "CHRONOLOGY". Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ a b "PROYECTO BASES DE DATOS CLIMATOLÓGICOS". Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1981–2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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