Zaragoza, Veracruz

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Zaragoza
Municipality
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Zaragoza
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°57′11″N94°38′29″W / 17.95306°N 94.64139°W / 17.95306; -94.64139 Coordinates: 17°57′11″N94°38′29″W / 17.95306°N 94.64139°W / 17.95306; -94.64139 [1]
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Flag of Veracruz.svg  Veracruz
Established 1 December 1868
Seat Zaragoza
Government [2]
 • President Minerva Martínez Ramírez
Area [3]
 • Total 21.767 km2 (8.404 sq mi)
Elevation [1] (of seat) 19 m (62 ft)
Population (2010 Census) [3]
 • Total 10,720
 • Estimate (2015 Intercensal Survey) [4] 11,354
 • Density 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 • Seat 9,639
Time zone Central (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central (UTC-5)
Postal codes 96320–96324 [5]
Area code 922
Website Official website

Zaragoza is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz, located 297 kilometres (185 mi) southeast of the state capital of Xalapa and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the city of Minatitlán.

Municipalities are the second-level administrative divisions of Mexico, where the first-level administrative division is the state. As of the establishment of two new municipalities in Chiapas in September 2017, there are 2,448 municipalities in Mexico, not including the 16 delegaciones of Mexico City. The internal political organization and their responsibilities are outlined in the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution and detailed in the constitutions of the states to which they belong.

Mexico country in the southern portion of North America

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 kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

Veracruz State of Mexico

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 the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is Xalapa-Enríquez.

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Geography

The municipality of Zaragoza is located on the coastal plain of southern Veracruz. It borders the municipalities of Cosoleacaque to the east and south, Jáltipan to the west, and Oteapan to the northwest. [6] The municipality covers an area of 264.418 square kilometres (102.092 sq mi) [3] and comprises 0.03% of the state's area. [1]

Cosoleacaque in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the south-east zone of the State of Veracruz, about 300 km (190 mi) from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 234.42 km2 (90.51 sq mi). It is located at 18°00′N94°38′W.

Jáltipan is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the southern part of the state of Veracruz, about 380 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 331.48 km2. It is located at 17°58′N94°43′W.

Oteapan is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is in south-east zone of the State of Veracruz, about 394 km from state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 27.97 km2. It is located at 18°00′N94°40′W.

Zaragoza's terrain is flat and is composed of pastureland (51%), farmland (36%) and built-up areas (14%). It is located in the Coatzacoalcos River basin. [6]

Coatzacoalcos River river in Mexico

The Coatzacoalcos is a large river that feeds mainly the south part of the state of Veracruz; it originates in the Sierra de Niltepec and crosses the state of Oaxaca in the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, flowing for 325 kilometres toward the Gulf of Mexico. Tributaries include El Corte, Sarabia, Jaltepec, Chalchijalpa, El Chiquito, Uxpanapa, and Calzadas. The merging of all these rivers creates one of the largest current flows in the entire region. Two-thirds of the streams are navigable.

Zaragoza's climate is humid with rain throughout the year. Average temperatures in the municipality range between 24 and 26 °C (75–79 °F), and average annual precipitation ranges between 1,900 and 2,100 millimetres (75–83 in). [6]

History

It is conjectured that a group of Popoluca settlers from Oteapan founded a settlement in this location in the early 19th century, which was then called San Isidro Xumuapan. [2] Zaragoza was incorporated on 1 December 1868 as a municipality in the canton of Minatitlán in the state of Veracruz. It became a free municipality on 15 January 1918. [7]

Popoluca is a Nahuatl term for various indigenous peoples of southeastern Veracruz and Oaxaca. Many of them speak languages of the Mixe–Zoque family. Others speak the unrelated Mazatecan languages, in which case the name in English and Spanish is generally spelled Popoloca.

Administration

The municipal government comprises a president, a councillor (Spanish: síndico), and a trustee (regidor). [2] The current president of the municipality is Minerva Martínez Ramírez. [8]

Spanish language Romance language

Spanish or Castilian, is a Western Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.

Demographics

In the 2010 Mexican Census, the municipality of Zaragoza recorded a population of 10,720 inhabitants living in 2393 households. [9] The 2015 Intercensal Survey estimated a population of 11,354 inhabitants in Zaragoza, of whom 93.58% reported being of Indigenous ancestry and 11.45% reported being of African ancestry. [4] In the 2010 Census, 3401 people or 32% of the population in Tepetzintla reported speaking an Indigenous language, of which 3341 spoke Nahuatl. [1]

There are 18 localities in the municipality, [1] of which only the municipal seat, also known as Zaragoza, is classified as urban. It recorded a population of 9639 inhabitants in the 2010 Census. [9]

Economy

Many of Zaragoza's inhabitants work in nearby cities such as Minatitlán, Jáltipan or Cosoleacaque, either in the service industry or for Pemex-related companies. The farming of pigs and cattle also contributes to the local economy. [10]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Zaragoza". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED . Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Zacualpan: Datos generales". Cédulas de información municipal (in Spanish). SEDESOL. 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 Panorama sociodemográfico de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 2015 (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2016. pp. 436–437. ISBN   978-607-739-871-4.
  5. ↑ "Consulta Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Compendio de Información Geográfica Municipal 2010: Zaragoza, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Estado de Veracruz-Llave. División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. pp. 121, 318. ISBN   970-13-1517-0.
  8. ↑ "Entregan constancia de mayoría a alcaldesa electa de zaragoza por la coalición pan-prd". La Expresión de Veracruz (in Spanish). 10 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Resumen municipal: Municipio de Zaragoza". Catálogo de Localidades (in Spanish). SEDESOL. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Plan de Desarrollo Municipal de Zaragoza, Veracruz" (PDF) (in Spanish). Municipal council of Zaragoza, Veracruz. pp. 98–102. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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