Alvarado (municipality)
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alvarado is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipality is part of the state's Papaloapan Region and its municipal seat is established at the homonymous city of Alvarado.
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Municipality of Alvarado | |
Top: Alvarado Municipal Palace; Middle: Antón Lizardo Fort, Our Lady of the Rosary Church; Bottom: Enmedio Island, Papaloapan River | |
Motto(s): El futuro nos une ("The future unite us") | |
Coordinates: 18°46′52″N 95°45′26″W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Region | Papaloapan |
Municipal code | 011 |
Established | 5 September 1818 |
Incorporated | 2 August 1824[1] |
Named for | Pedro de Alvarado |
Municipal seat | Alvarado |
Settlements | 265 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Mayor | Lizette Álvarez Vera (Morena, PVEM, PT) |
• Syndic | Jaime Abel Tiburcio Herrera |
• Regidores | Councillors
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Area | |
• Municipality | 826.9 km2 (319.3 sq mi) |
• Land | 663.9 km2 (256.3 sq mi) |
• Water | 163.8 km2 (63.2 sq mi) 19.8% |
• Urban | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
• Rural | 659.3 km2 (254.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 57,035 |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
• Urban | 27,081 |
• Urban density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
• Rural | 29,954 |
• Rural density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal codes |
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Area code | 297 |
Federal Highway(s) | |
Website | alvarado.gob.mx |
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