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Rafael Delgado, Veracruz
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rafael Delgado |
| native_name_lang | |
| settlement_type | City and municipality |
| image_skyline | Procesión de San Juan Bautista, Rafael Delgado, Veracruz.jpg |
| image_caption | Procession celebrating John the Baptitst in Rafael Delgado |
| etymology | for Rafael Delgado |
| pushpin_map | Mexico Veracruz#Mexico |
| mapframe | |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Mexico |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Veracruz |
| unit_pref | US |
| area_rural_footnotes | |
| area_metro_footnotes | |
| population_footnotes | (municipality) |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 24,127 |
| population_density_sq_mi | auto |
| timezone1 | Zona Centro |
| utc_offset1 | -6 |
| website | rafaeldelgado.gob.mx |
tags -- Rafael Delgado, former known as San Juan del Río, is a municipality located in the mountainous central zone of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 140 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 39.48 km2 and, in the 2020 census, reported a population of 24,127.
In 1831, the village of San Juan del Río constituted a municipality. By decree, on November 5, 1932, the municipality adopted its current name, in honor of the author Rafael Delgado, a native of nearby Córdoba.
Geography
The municipality is bordered to the north by Orizaba and Ixmatlahuacan, to the east by Ixtaczoquitlán, to the south by San Andrés Tenejapan, Tlilapan and Nogales, and to the west by Río Blanco. It is irrigated by the Río Blanco river.
The weather in Rafael Delgado is cold and wet all year, with rains in summer and autumn.
Agriculture
The municipality produces principally maize, sugarcane and coffee.
Celebrations
Every June, a celebration is held in honor of San Juan de la Concepción, patron of the town, and in December the town holds festivities in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
References
References
- "Rafael Delgado: Economy, employment, equity, quality of life, education, health and public safety". [[Secretaría de Economía]].
- "Rafael Delgado, Ver. Informe del Resultado de la Fiscalización Superiopr". ORFIS.
- "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Rafael Delgado". Gobierno Estatal.
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