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Alvarado, Veracruz
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Alvarado | |||
| official_name | Illustrious, Heroic, and Generous City and Port of Alvarado | |||
| native_name | Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa Ciudad y Puerto de Alvarado | |||
| nickname | La Perla del Sotavento | |||
| (The leeward's pearl) | ||||
| settlement_type | City | |||
| motto | Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa | |||
| (Illustrious, Heroic and Generous) | ||||
| image_skyline | Heroesdesotavento.jpg | |||
| imagesize | 200px | |||
| image_caption | Statue at the Municipal Plaza | |||
| image_shield | EscudoAlvarado.jpg | |||
| dot_x | dot_y = | |||
| pushpin_map | Mexico | |||
| subdivision_type | Country | |||
| subdivision_name | ||||
| subdivision_type1 | State | |||
| subdivision_name1 | Veracruz | |||
| subdivision_type2 | Region | |||
| subdivision_name2 | Papaloapan | |||
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality | |||
| subdivision_name3 | Alvarado | |||
| parts_type | Boroughs | |||
| parts_style | ||||
| parts | 21 | |||
| p1 | 21 de Abril | |||
| p2 | Alvarado Centro | |||
| p3 | El Pescador | |||
| p4 | Escolleras | |||
| p5 | Infonavit | |||
| p6 | La Fuente | |||
| p7 | La Trocha | |||
| p8 | Las Aneas | |||
| p9 | Loma del Chile | |||
| p10 | Lomas del Rosario | |||
| p11 | Los Aguacates | |||
| p12 | Los Carriles | |||
| p13 | Los Framboyanes | |||
| p14 | Luz del Carmen | |||
| p15 | Magisterial | |||
| p16 | Marigalante | |||
| p17 | Pantanal | |||
| p18 | Paso Nacional | |||
| p19 | Valente Cruz | |||
| p20 | Villas Alvarado | |||
| p21 | Vista Hermosa | |||
| government_type | Municipal Council | |||
| leader_title | Mayor | |||
| leader_party | Morena, Green Party, Labor Party | |||
| leader_name | Lizette Álvarez Vera | |||
| established_title | Founded | |||
| established_date | 1518 (as San Cristóbal de Alvarado) | |||
| established_title2 | Town status | |||
| established_date2 | 1816 | |||
| established_title3 | City status | |||
| established_date3 | 1878 | |||
| founder | Pedro de Alvarado | |||
| unit_pref | ||||
| area_total_km2 | 840.63 | |||
| area_land_km2 | ||||
| population_as_of | 2020 | |||
| population_total | 57035 | |||
| population_demonyms | {{plainlist | |||
| * {{langx | es | Alvaradeño, -ña | link | no}} (formal) |
| timezone_link | Time in Mexico | |||
| timezone | CST | |||
| utc_offset | -6 | |||
| timezone_DST | CDT | |||
| utc_offset_DST | -5 | |||
| coordinates | ||||
| elevation_m | 10 | |||
| postal_code_type | Postal code | |||
| postal_code | 95250, 95270, 95272, 95274 to 95278 | |||
| area_code | 297 | |||
| blank_name | HDI (2002) | |||
| blank_info | 0.77987 (medium) | |||
| blank2_name | Climate | |||
| blank2_info | Aw | |||
| website | alvarado.gob.mx |
(The leeward's pearl) (Illustrious, Heroic and Generous)
- Alvaradian
- (formal)
- Jarocho, -cha (colloquial)
Alvarado (officially: Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa Ciudad y Puerto de Alvarado) is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is located 64 km from the city of Veracruz, Veracruz, on Federal Highways 180 and 125. Alvarado is bordered by Boca del Río, Tlalixcoyan, Medellín, Ignacio de la Llave, Ciudad Lerdo de Tejada, Tlacotalpan and Acula. It is 10 m above sea level. It lies in the so-called "Region Papaloapan" bordered on the south by the municipalities of Acula, Tlacotalpan and Lerdo de Tejada, on the east by the Gulf of Mexico and on the west by Ignacio de la Llave.{{cite web | access-date = 2008-05-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080505101841/http://www.citologica.org/helxinefuentes/default.asp?Id=7&Fd=2 | archive-date = 5 May 2008 | url-status = dead
The geographic size of Alvarado is 840 sqkm.
The INEGI said that the population by 2000 was 22,608 people.
History
Alvarado was founded in the 16th century. In 1518, Pedro de Alvarado arrived to Atlizintla. In 1563, Juan de Sahagún built a port in the area to supply the Port of Veracuz. The locality started being known as San Cristóbal de Alvarado from 1600 onwards.
Economy
Major products of Alvarado are coffee, fruits, and sugar. The economy of this region is based on fishing and farming. Sugar cane and coffee are common products of this region.
References
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