Tomatlán, Veracruz

Tomatlán (Nahuatl: "place of tomatoes" ) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 58 km south of the state capital of Xalapa.

Geography
The municipality of Tomatlán is located in central Veracruz at an altitude between 1000 and(-). It borders the municipalities of Ixhuatlán del Café to the northeast, Córdoba to the southeast, Chocamán to the southwest, and Coscomatepec de Bravo to the northwest. The municipality covers an area of 18.905 km2 and comprises 0.03% of the state's area.

Tomatlán is located in the Jamapa River basin. Agricultural land makes up 87.04% of the municipality's area.

Tomatlán's climate is humid and semi-warm with rain throughout the year. Average temperatures in the municipality range between 16 and(-), and average annual precipitation ranges between 1500 and(-).

History
Located 3 km east of the municipal seat of Tomatlán, the Olmec site of La Yerbabuena dates to the Middle and Late Formative periods (c. 600–400 BCE) and has been identified as a workshop for the production of obsidian tools. In the 15th century a Teochichimeca settlement called Quechultenango ("wall of quetzals") was founded in the area, which in the colonial period became known as San Miguel Quechultenango Tomatlán.

On 18 January 1825 Tomatlán was incorporated as a municipality in the state of Veracruz. It became a free municipality on 15 January 1918.

Administration
The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and a trustee (regidor). The current president of the municipality is Nicolas Prado Morales.

Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Tomatlán recorded a population of 6763 inhabitants living in 1749 households. The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 6869 inhabitants in Tomatlán.

There are 10 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also called Tomatlán, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 4348 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.

Economy
The most important economic activities in Tomatlán are sugarcane production and chicken farming, followed by coffee production and cattle farming.