Chinampa de Gorostiza

Chinampa de Gorostiza
Town and Municipality
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Coordinates: 21°22′N97°44′W / 21.367°N 97.733°W / 21.367; -97.733
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Government
•  Municipal President	Baltazar Avendaño Delgado
• Federal electoral district	Veracruz's 2nd
Area
• Total	153 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
• Total	14 143
• Density	92.44/km2 (239.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Zona Centro)
Website	http://www.chinampa.gob.mx/

Chinampa de Gorostiza is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

History

The municipality was created in 1874 as San Antonio Chinampa. It adopted its current name in 1932 to honour Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza (1789–1851), a playwright, diplomat and cabinet minister. ^{[1] [2]}

Geography

It is located in the north of the state of Veracruz, about 220 kilometres (137 mi) from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 152.99 square kilometres (59.07 sq mi). It is located at 21°22′N97°44′W / 21.367°N 97.733°W / 21.367; -97.733 .

The municipality of Chinampa de Gorostiza is bordered to the south by Tantima and Tuxpam, to the east by Tamiahua and to the north by Tamalín. ^[3]

Products

It produces principally maize, beans, orange and mango.

Culture

Festivities take place in June in honour of Anthony of Padua, the town's patron saint. ^[1]

References

1. http://www.veracruz.gob.mx/finanzas/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/PMD/PMD%20Chinampa%20de%20Gorostiza.Veracruz.2022-2025.pdf ^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Gorostiza, Manuel Eduardo de (1789-1851) – Guía de Memorias de Hacienda de México (1822-1910)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
3. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Chinampa de Gorostiza" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2009-06-05.

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
• (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information ^{[ permanent dead link ]}