Alvarado (municipality) explained

Alvarado
Official Name:Municipality of Alvarado
Settlement Type:Municipality
Motto:Spanish; Castilian: El futuro nos une
("The future unite us")
Pushpin Map:Mexico#Mexico Veracruz
Pushpin Label Position:above
Coordinates:18.7811°N -95.7572°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Municipality of Alvarado in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Papaloapan
Subdivision Type3:Municipal code
Subdivision Name3:011
Established Title:Established
Established Date:5 September 1818
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:2 August 1824[1]
Named For:Pedro de Alvarado
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Alvarado
Parts Type:Settlements
Parts:265
Government Type:Municipal Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Party:Morena, PVEM, PT
Leader Name:Lizette Álvarez Vera
Leader Title1:Syndic
Leader Name1:Jaime Abel Tiburcio Herrera
Leader Title2:Regidores
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2] [3]
Area Total Km2:826.9
Area Land Km2:663.9
Area Water Km2:163.8
Area Water Percent:19.8
Area Urban Km2:4.6
Area Rural Km2:659.3
Elevation M:10
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Min Point:Gulf of Mexico
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[4]
Population Total:57035
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:27081
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Population Rural:29954
Population Density Rural Km2:auto
Timezone Link:Time in Mexico
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Area Code:297
Population Demonyms:
  • Alvaradian
  • Spanish; Castilian: Alvaradeño, -ña|link=no (formal)
  • Spanish; Castilian: [[Jarocho]], -cha (colloquial)
Blank Name Sec1:Federal Highway(s)

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.

History

In 1816, the citizens of the village of San Cristóbal de Alvarado sought the designation of Town from Ferdinand VII, King of Spain. The King granted the village the title of Town on 8 September 1816 by Royal Decree, which had a cost of 92,800 maravedís. Almost two years later, on 5 September 1818 the same Ferdinand VII authorized the first Honorable Ayuntamiento or city council. On 3 October 1818, the first City Council was established with Tomás Hondal serving as first Mayor.[5]

Once the Independence War was over, the State enacted its own Constitution in which the state territory was divided in 4 departments and 12 cantons. The municipality of Alvarado was assigned to the Canton of Veracruz in the Department of Veracruz.

Geography

The municipality has an extension of 826.9km2[2] and an elevation of 10m (30feet). It is located in the state's Papaloapan region and is bordered by the municipalities of Boca del Río, Tlalixcoyan, Medellín, Ignacio de la Llave, Ixmatlahuacan, Acula, Tlacotalpan and Lerdo de Tejada.

Hydrography

The municipality is crossed by the Papaloapan and Blanco rivers, both of which drain into the Alvarado Lagoon complex.

The Alvarado Lagoon complex is formed, from north to south, by the Camaronera, Buen País, Alvarado and Tlalixcoyan lagoons.

Orography

Alvarado is located in the state's central coastal zone, within the Sotavento plains. Dunes are common in rural and urban areas; an example of this is the neighborhood of Spanish; Castilian: Lomas del Rosario, built on the Rosary dunes which are inside the city of Alvarado.

Climate

In this region there is hot/sub-humid —the wetter of the sub-humids— weather with abundant rains in summer. The maximum average temperature is 26C and 18C as minimum average temperature, varying from 5C to 7C every year. The dry season is from January to May and the period of rains starts in June. The nortes season starts in November and intensifies in January.[6]

Infrastructure

Roads

The municipality is connected mainly through two Mexican Federal Highways[7] and a few state and municipal roads.

Regarding state and municipal roads, the small network connects a few locations in the north and northwest areas of the municipality.

Demographics

As 2020, Alvarado had a population of 57, 305 and 216 localities. The municipal seat, Alvarado is the biggest locality with a population of 20,797. Other important localities are Antón Lizardo (6,284 hab.), Lomas del Sol (2,177 hab.), Playas del Conchal (1,889 hab.) and Paso Nacional (1,828 hab.).[3]

Government

Municipal

Local government, or Spanish; Castilian: Ayuntamiento (English: [[Council|Municipal council]]), is led by the Spanish; Castilian: Presidente municipal| (English: [[Mayor]]|lit=municipal president) with support of the Syndic, and the Spanish; Castilian: Regidores (English: councillors|lit=regents). The mayor is elected by popular election for a 4-year term with non-limited, non-consecutive re-elections.

State and Federal

The municipality is part of the XXIII State Electoral district[8] and XIX Federal Electoral District.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1996. Estado de Veracruz División Territorial de 1810 a 1995.. es. Mexico. INEGI. 970-13-1517-0. 2.
  2. Web site: 2020 . México en cifras . 4 August 2022 . .
  3. Web site: Cuadernillos Municipales 2020 . Sistema de Información Estadística y Geográfica del Estado de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave . 2. 4 August 2022 . es.
  4. Web site: División municipal. Veracruz . 2022-08-04 . INEGI. es.
  5. Web site: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Alvarado . Gobierno Estatal . es . 29 January 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070314043017/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30011a.htm . 14 March 2007 .
  6. Web site: Anales del Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología. Reguero. Martha. García-Cubas, Antonio. Moluscos de la Laguna de Alvarado, Veracruz: Sistemática y Ecología. UNAM. es. 29 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090220124220/http://biblioweb.dgsca.unam.mx/cienciasdelmar/instituto/1989-2/articulo347.html. 20 February 2009. dead.
  7. Web site: Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Datos Viales de Veracruz. 2011. es. 2–3. 2012-08-07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175732/http://dgst.sct.gob.mx/fileadmin/Viales_2011/30_VERACRUZ.pdf. 2012-05-14.
  8. Web site: Ley de División Territorial del Estado de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, para la elección del Poder Legislativo del mismo . 6 August 2022 . Government of Veracruz . 3 . es . 14 July 1988.
  9. Web site: Sistema de Información Geográfica Electoral . 2022-08-06 . INE. es.