[2] Tihuatlán is delimited to the north by the municipalities of Temapache and Tuxpan, to the east by Papantla, Poza Rica and Cazones de Herrera, to the south by Coatzintla, and to the south-west by the state of Puebla.

[3] It is watered by the rivers Cazones and Tontepec, which end in the Gulf of Mexico.

The weather in Tihuatlán is warm and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.

It primarily produces maize, beans, green chile and oranges.

In Tihuatlán, in October takes place the celebration in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to the Virgin of Guadalupe.