Nacajuca, Mexico
Nacajuca is a town of 11,289 people in Tabasco, Mexico, founded in 1325.
Why visit Nacajuca
Townapedia lists 11 parks and trails in and around town.
Weather in Nacajuca
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About Nacajuca
Nacajuca (Yokot'an: Yäxtup) is a city in Nacajuca Municipality in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. It is part of the Chontalapa region in the north center of the state and a major center of Tabasco's Chontal Maya population. Although the local economy is still based on agriculture and livestock, oil production, handcrafts and some tourism are important aspects as well. The environment of the area is low-lying flat land susceptible to flooding including being hard hit by the 2007 Tabasco flood and more recent flooding in 2011.
From the Wikipedia article Nacajuca (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The name comes from Nahuatl and means “place of pale or discolored faces.” This name was given to the area by the Aztecs, who notice the pale complexion of most of the people here due to then prevalent malaria. The municipality's seal was created in 1998. It contains images related to the area's Chontal population, its wetlands environment with a snail speaking in the center. Underneath is the world “YIXTUP” which is its name in the Chontal language along with a legend that reads “People first, things after.”
The first culture to dominate the Nacajuca area was Mayan coming from what is now Chiapas and Guatemala, eventually establishing the main city in nearby Comalcalco. The settlements of the municipality have long histories with their names originally spelled Nacaxuxuca, Túcta, Mazateupa, Tapaucingo, Huatacalca, Tecoluta, Huaitalpa, Olcuatitlan and Ohicake.
From the History section of Nacajuca on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Nacajuca
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Getting there and nearby towns
Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport (VSA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 29 km away.
- Corriente 1ra. Sección 3 km southeast, about 3 min by car
- Tierras Peleadas (Tierras Amigas) 3 km southwest, about 3 min by car
- Tucta 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Taxco 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Tapotzingo 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Mazateupa 4 km north, about 4 min by car
- Guatacalca 4 km east, about 4 min by car
- Jalpa de Méndez 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- La Cruz 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Villahermosa 22 km south, about 22 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Nacajuca Parque principal, Alfonsobouchot, Public domain
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