Tamalín

Tamalín
Tamalín
Municipality
	Location within Veracruz
	Location of Tamalín within Mexico
	Coordinates: 21°20′N 97°49′W / 21.333°N 97.817°W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Government
• Municipal President	María del Carmen Antonio Nicanor
Area
• Total	417.9 km2 (161.4 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11 269
• Density	26.97/km2 (69.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	http://www.tamalin.gob.mx/

Tamalín is a municipality located in the north zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It has a surface of 417.85 km2. It is located at 21°20′N 97°49′W / 21.333°N 97.817°W / 21.333; -97.817. By Decree of November 13, 1875 there was raised in municipality Tamalín's congregation that concerned to Tantima's municipality.^{[clarification needed]}

Geography

Tamalín lies on the west shore of Tamiahua Lagoon. The municipality is delimited to the north and north-west by Ozuluama, to the east by Tamiahua, and to the south by Tancoco, Naranjos Amatlán and Chinampa de Gorostiza.^[1]

The weather in Tamalín is very warm and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

It produces principally maize, beans, watermelon and orange fruit

In Tamalín , in July takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe, Patron of the town.

^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Tamalín" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-15.