Soteapan

18°14′N 94°52′W / 18.233°N 94.867°W / 18.233; -94.867

Soteapan
Soteapan
Soteapan
Coordinates: 18°14′N 94°52′W / 18.233°N 94.867°W / 18.233; -94.867
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Area
 • Total
528.07 km2 (203.89 sq mi)
Elevation
613 m (2,011 ft)
Population
 (2000 estimate)
 • Total
27,487
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)

Soteapan is a municipality and city located in the south-central zone of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 260 km from state capital Xalapa. As of 2000, the municipality counted 27,487 inhabitants within 528.07 km2, including about 10,000 in the main city area of Soteapan.