| Chinampa de Gorostiza | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Veracruz #Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Baltazar Avendaño Delgado |
| Area Total Km2: | 153 |
| Population Total: | 14 143 |
| Population Density Km2: | 92.44 |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 21.3667°N -141°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Website: | http://www.chinampa.gob.mx/ |
Chinampa de Gorostiza is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
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]
It is located in the north of the state of Veracruz, about 220km (140miles) from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 152.99sqkm. It is located at 21.3667°N -141°W.
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]
It produces principally maize, beans, orange and mango.
Festivities take place in June in honour of Anthony of Padua, the town's patron saint.[1]