Ignacio de la Llave (municipality)

Ignacio de la Llave
La Mixtequilla
Villa de Ignacio de la Llave
Ignacio de la Llave
Location in Veracruz
Coordinates: 18°39′42″N 95°58′20″W / 18.66167°N 95.97222°W / 18.66167; -95.97222
Country Mexico
State Veracruz
RegionPapaloapan
Established1838
Named afterIgnacio de la Llave
Municipal SeatIgnacio de la Llave
Government
  MayorJuan Jose Flores Lira (PRI)
Area
  Total
397.13 km2 (153.33 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
17,370
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Websitewww.ignaciodelallave.gob.mx

Ignacio de la Llave, previously known as San Cristobal de la Llave, is a municipality located in the region of La Mixtequilla, which is near the western limit of the Papaloapan river, going through the Blanco, Limón and Las Pozas rivers. The climate of the region varies between hot-humid and tropical-humid, with frequent summer rains between July and September. The average temperature is from 64 and 72 °F, with a maximum registered in the high 70s °F (24-26°C) and the lowest in the high 40 °F (7-9°C). Ignacio de la Llave is a neighbor to and has deep political, social and trading relationships with: Alvarado, Acula, Ixmatlahuacan, Tlalixcoyan and Tierra Blanca.

The municipality celebrates its carnival in the month of March were music, dances and joy are spread by its inhabitants.

Mayor Juan José Flores Lira died of a heart attack on April 24, 2017.