Santiago River (Eastern Mexico)

Last updated September 29, 2019

Santiago River is a river of eastern Mexico. It flows through the municipality of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz.^[1]

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague.

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometers (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fourth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 129 million people, Mexico is the tenth most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states plus Mexico City (CDMX), which is the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the country include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, and León.

Xalapa is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of 413,136. The municipality has an area of 118.45 km². Xalapa lies near the geographic center of the state and is the second-largest city in the state after the city of Veracruz to the southeast.

Related Research Articles

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico city, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is Xalapa-Enríquez.

Tlalnelhuayocan is one of the 212 municipalities in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 2 kilometres from state capital Xalapa-Enríquez. It stands on the Mexico City–Veracruz railway and on Federal Highways 180 and 125. Its name was San Andrés Tlalnelhuayocan, who is the first name was used to the Nahuatl and the people of Jilotepec. Tlalnelhuayocan is formed by various localities, being, San Andres, Otilpan, Palenquillo, San Antonio, Xocotla and Xolostla the most known of them.

El Lencero Airport is an airport located at Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. It handles national air traffic for the city of Xalapa. The airport is able to handle up to 100,000 passengers per year. Aeromar had for many years been the only commercial operator at the airport, with a total of 26–28 weekly flights to and from Mexico City. At the moment, El Lencero is not served by any commercial carrier.

Sergio Pitol Deméneghi was a Mexican writer, translator and diplomat. In 2005, he received the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world.

Organización Editorial Mexicana, also known as OEM, is the largest Mexican print media company and the largest newspaper company in Latin America. The company owns a large newswire service, it includes 70 Mexican daily newspapers, 24 radio stations and 44 websites.

Sedeño River is a river of eastern Mexico. It flows through the municipality of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz.

Carneros River is a river of eastern Mexico. It flows through the municipality of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz.

Sordo River is a river of eastern Mexico. It flows through the municipality of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz.

Zapotillo River is a river of eastern Mexico. It flows through the municipality of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz. See El Zapotillo megadam project.

Castillo River is a river of eastern Mexico. It flows through the municipality of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz.

Coapexpan River is a river of eastern Mexico. It flows through the municipality of Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz.

Agua Dulce Municipality is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located about 330 kilometres (210 mi) southeast from the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 259.25 square kilometres (100.10 sq mi).

Tezonapa is a municipality located in the high mountains region in the State of Veracruz, Mexico, about 219 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 351 km2. It is located at 18°36′N96°41′W. The law number 93 of December 22, 1960 San Agustín created Tezonapa's municipality with the congregations of the Josefinas, Prison, Tezonapa, Palmarito, etc.

Tihuatlán Municipality is a municipality located in the north zone in the State of Veracruz, about 316 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 828.29 km2. The name comes from the language Náhuatl, Cihua-tlán; that means “Women’s place " but refers to gods.

Banderilla is a municipality located in the central zone of the State of Veracruz, Mexico, about 9 km from the state capital, Xalapa. It has a surface area of 22.21 km². It is located at 19°35′N96°56′W. Tradition has it that the name alludes to a small flag (banderilla) that thieves would hoist on the summit of the hill of La Martinica as a signal to their accomplices that a valuable goods were being moved along the royal highway.

William Kenneth Boone (1875–1944), a U.S. citizen, was a "distinguished philanthropist and benefactor of the city" of Xalapa, Veracruz.

Melchor Peredo is a Mexican muralist and a representative of the social realist school of mural painting in Mexico. His murals depict historical scenes from Mexican history with an emphasis on revolutionary subjects. His work is featured in public and government buildings across Mexico. He has also painted murals in the USA and Europe. He lives in Xalapa, Veracruz.

Sergio Obeso Rivera was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Xalapa from 1979 to 2007 after serving as Bishop of Papantla from 1971 to 1974 and then as coadjutor in Xalapa from 1974 to 1979. Pope Francis created him a cardinal on 28 June 2018.

References

↑ "Xalapa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2008.

This article about a location in the Mexican state of Veracruz is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to a river in Mexico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Xalapa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2008.