Editing Teziutlán

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'''Teziutlán''' is a city in the northeast of the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[States of Mexico|state]] of [[Puebla (state)|Puebla]]. Its 2005 census population was 60,597. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding [[Teziutlán Municipality]]. The municipality has an area of 84.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (32.51 sq mi) and a population of 88,970.

Teziutlán is described in some guidebooks as a "picturesque [[New Spain|colonial]] town". It was founded (by spaniar) on 15 March 1552 at a location known to the locals as "Teziuhyotepetzintlancingo". means "Little mount with hailstones". The name ''Teziutlán'' is [[Nahuatl]], and means "place with hailstones".

During the presidency of [[Porfirio Díaz]], the town gained prosperity, and it is described as "a commercial town of importance, very often visited by traveling salesmen from businesses in this country and abroad... It depends on a group of businesses that handle significant capital and sell on a large scale in the principal markets of Europe and the United States."<ref>José Mendizábal, ''Almanque de efemérides del Estado de Puebla para el año de 1898'' (Mexico 1898, p. 70) quoted in [[Enrique Krauze]], ''Mexico: Biography of Power''. New York: Harper Collins 1997, 491.</ref>  Teziutlán was linked to the expanding railway network during the Porfiriato presidency, which aided its prosperity.

==Geography==
The municipality has an area of 84.2&nbsp;km.

Teziutlán is located at {{Coord|19|49|N|97|22|W|type:city(43,867)}}, close to the border with [[Veracruz (state)|Veracruz]], in the [[Sierra Madre Oriental]]. The area is drained by the [[Río El Calvario]],  [[Río Xóloatl]] and [[Río Xoloco]] rivers.
===Climate===
The climate is [[Oceanic climate|highland subtropical]] but ever moist ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Cfb'') similar to the [[plateau]]s of [[South Region, Brazil|southern Brazil]], but with longer soft periods of time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=921090&cityname=Teziutl%25E1n%252C+Puebla%252C+Mexico&units=|title=Teziutlán, Puebla Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vividmaps.com/cities-with-similar-climates|title=Find cities with a similar climate|website=Vivid Maps|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-15}}</ref>{{Weather box    
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| Jan mean C  =11.2
| Feb mean C  =12.0
| Mar mean C  =14.8	
| Apr mean C  =16.5	
| May mean C  =16.8	
| Jun mean C  =16.2
| Jul mean C  =15.2	
| Aug mean C  =15.1
| Sep mean C  =15.0	
| Oct mean C  =13.5
| Nov mean C  =12.6	
| Dec mean C  =11.7
| Jan high C  =16.2	
| Feb high C  =17.1	
| Mar high C  =20.2	
| Apr high C  =21.8
| May high C  =22.0	
| Jun high C  =20.7
| Jul high C  =19.8	
| Aug high C  =19.4	
| Sep high C  =18.8
| Oct high C  =17.3	
| Nov high C  =17.1	
| Dec high C  =16.5
| Jan record high C =26.5	
| Feb record high C =29.0	
| Mar record high C =32.0	
| Apr record high C =30.0	
| May record high C =35.0	
| Jun record high C =30.0	
| Jul record high C =30.0	
| Aug record high C =26.0	
| Sep record high C =27.0	
| Oct record high C =27.0	
| Nov record high C =29.0	
| Dec record high C =26.5
| Jan low C  =6.2
| Feb low C  =6.9	
| Mar low C  =9.4	
| Apr low C  =11.1	
| May low C  =11.6	
| Jun low C  =11.6	
| Jul low C  =10.6	
| Aug low C  =10.8	
| Sep low C  =11.1	
| Oct low C  =9.7	
| Nov low C  =8.0
| Dec low C  =6.8
| Jan record low C  =-4.0
| Feb record low C  =-4.0
| Mar record low C  =-1.0
| Apr record low C  =1.0	
| May record low C  =1.5	
| Jun record low C  =6.5	
| Jul record low C  =6.0	
| Aug record low C  =7.0	
| Sep record low C  =3.0	
| Oct record low C  =1.5	
| Nov record low C  =-1.5	
| Dec record low C  =-5.0
| precipitation colour  = green
| Jan precipitation mm  =52	
| Feb precipitation mm  =46	
| Mar precipitation mm  =32	
| Apr precipitation mm  =45
| May precipitation mm  =81	
| Jun precipitation mm  =214	
| Jul precipitation mm  =164	
| Aug precipitation mm  =194	
| Sep precipitation mm  =298	
| Oct precipitation mm  =172	
| Nov precipitation mm  =91	
| Dec precipitation mm  =51
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days  =10.6
| Feb precipitation days  =10.7	
| Mar precipitation days  =9.5	
| Apr precipitation days  =8.8	
| May precipitation days  =8.8	
| Jun precipitation days  =16.1	
| Jul precipitation days  =18.4	
| Aug precipitation days  =20.2	
| Sep precipitation days  =19.5
| Oct precipitation days  =17.4	
| Nov precipitation days  =12.1	
| Dec precipitation days  =11.2
| source = [https://archive.today/20190215193548/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=921090&cityname=Teziutl%E1n-Puebla-Mexico&units=metric WeatherBase]
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==Notable people==
The city is noteworthy as the birthplace of two prominent twentieth-century politicians: 
*[[Manuel Ávila Camacho]] (24 April 1897 – 13 October 1955), [[President of Mexico]] from 1940 to 1946.
*[[Vicente Lombardo Toledano]] (16 July 1894 – 16 November 1968), founder of the [[Confederation of Mexican Workers|Confederación de Trabajadores de México]] (CTM).

The city has also been the birthplace of other prominent figures:
* [[Maximino Ávila Camacho]], brother of Manuel Ávila Camacho, [[governor of Puebla]] and federal [[Secretariat of Communications and Transport (Mexico)|secretary of public works]].
* [[Juan Cordero]] (16 May 1824 – 28 May 1884), an award-winning painter.
* [[Antonio Espino Mora]] (13 August 1910 – 24 November 1993), who starred on stage, screen, and television as "Clavillazo".
*[[Alfredo Gil|Alfredo "El Güero" Gil]] (5 January 1915 – 10 September 1999), lead guitarist for [[Los Panchos|El Trío Los Panchos]].
* [[Xavier Robles]] (b. 25 February 1949), motion picture screenwriter whose credits include ''[[Rojo Amanecer]]''.
* [[Francisco Rocafuerte]] (b. 2 April 1962) International Concert Pianist and Conductor. He has performed concerts and conducted many orchestras around the world.<ref>Francisco Rocafuerte, 2023</ref>   https://franciscorocafuerte.wixsite.com/frocafuerte/bio-english
*[[Cayetano Arámburo]] (b. 29 July 1990) Mexican series/soap opera actor.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Teziutlán, Puebla}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110613183420/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120306003330/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_Puebla Puebla] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México {{in lang|es}}
*[http://www.teziutlan.gob.mx/ Cabecera Municipal de Teziutlán] Official website {{in lang|es}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050305010707/http://www.puebla.gob.mx/cultura/ciudades/teziutlan.html Teziutlán] (Puebla state government tourism pages) {{in lang|es}}

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