Alvarado, Veracruz

Alvarado, Veracruz
City
Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa Ciudad y Puerto de Alvarado

Statue at the Municipal Plaza

Coat of arms
Motto: Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa (Illustrious, Heroic and Generous)
Alvarado, Veracruz
Coordinates: 18°46′52″N 95°45′26″W / 18.78111°N 95.75722°W / 18.78111; -95.75722Coordinates: 18°46′52″N 95°45′26″W / 18.78111°N 95.75722°W / 18.78111; -95.75722
Country  Mexico
State Veracruz
Region Papaloapan
Municipality Alvarado
Founded 1518 (as San Cristóbal de Alvarado)
Town status 1816
City status 1878
Founded by Pedro de Alvarado
Colonias
Government
 • Mayor Octavio Ruiz Barroso (PRI)
 • Syndic Saúl Enriquez
Area
 • Total 840 km2 (320 sq mi)
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2005)
 • Total 22,330
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 95250, 95270, 95272, 95274 to 95278
Area code(s) 297
HDI (2002) 0.77987 (medium)
Demonym Alvaradian (Spanish: alvaradeño(a))
Climate Aw
Website ayuntamientodealvarado.gob.mx
The Alvarado Bridge over the Papaloapan river

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 (40 mi) 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 (33 ft) 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.[1]

The geographic size of Alvarado is 840 square kilometres (320 sq mi).

The INEGI said that the population by 2000 was 22,608 people.

Alvarado was founded in the 16th century. In 1518, Pedro de Alvarado arrived to Atlizintla and name the town and river after himself. Then in 1563, Juan de Sahagún built the port of Alvarado. It was used to transport food to other countries.

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

  1. ↑ Helxine Fuentes (April 13, 2005). "La avifauna de Alvarado, Veracruz, México en tres zonas con diferente grado de perturbación" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-25.

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