Alvarado_(Veracruz)

Alvarado, Veracruz

Alvarado, Veracruz

City in Veracruz, Mexico

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]

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The Alvarado Bridge over the Papaloapan river

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

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

  1. [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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