page_title: Huauchinango
section_title: The municipality
hierarchical_section_title: Huauchinango / The municipality
caption_attribution_description: English: Kiosk in the main plaza of Huauchinango, Puebla, Mexico
context_page_description: Huauchinango is a city in Huauchinango Municipality located in the far north of the state of Puebla in central Mexico. It is located in the rugged Sierra Norte de Puebla mountain region, filled with peaks, ravines and rivers that form waterfalls. The city is home to a locally venerated image called the Señor del Santo Entierro and also to the area's main commercial fair, the Feria de las Flores, which promotes the area's flower production, especially that of azaleas.
context_section_description: The city of Huauchinango is the seat of government for 71 active communities, which together cover an area of 160.75km2 and have a total population of 97,753. However, 57.5% of this population lives in the city proper. This municipality borders the municipalities of Xicotepec de Juárez, Juan Galindo, Ahuazotepec, Zacatlán, Tlaola, Naupan as well as the state of Hidalgo. The municipal government is formed by a municipal president, a syndicate, and ten representatives called regidors. It has commissions on governing, taxes, public safety, industry and commerce, public works, health, education, culture, sports and ecology.
  Aside from the seat, the most important of these are Tenango de las Flores, El Potro, Cuacuila, Ahuacatlán and Xaltepec. Tenango de las Flores is located about 14 km from the municipal seat with a population of about 6,200. Its main economic activity is the cultivating of flowers. Cuacuila is located about five km from the municipal seat with a population of about 2,400. Its main economic activity is agriculture. Las Colonias de Hidalgo is located about 15 km from the municipal seat with a population of about 2,150. Its main economic activity is agriculture. Tlacomulco is located eight km from the municipal seat with a population of about 1,500. Its main economic activity is agriculture. Ahuacatlán is located about eight km from the municipal seat with a population of about 1,200. Its main economic activity is agriculture. Xaltepec is about ten km from the municipal seat with a population of about 1,750. Its main economic activity is agriculture.
  The most traditional dance of the area is called the Xochipitlamas and the most traditional instrument is the violin. Traditional dress for women includes a black wool skirt with stripes, worn with a square neck blouse which is embroidered, a red belt and a poncho garment called a quezquémetl. For men, the traditional dress consists of pants and shirt in plain cotton, with a wrap belt, a hat woven from palm fronds, huarache sandals, a bag and machete. Dishes of the area include various chicken dishes such as smoked, grilled and with mushrooms. Another is mole poblano with rice and “salsa de hormiga” (lit. ant sauce).
  At the 2010 census a total of 22,387 people over the age of five spoke an indigenous language, almost all of which are bilingual. About eleven percent of the population has no schooling at all, with about fifteen percent completing only primary and nineteen percent completing only middle school. The average years of schooling in the municipality is 7.9 years.
caption: Kiosk in the main plaza of Huauchinango
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