Ignacio de la Llave (Municipality) explained

Ignacio de la Llave
Official Name:Villa de Ignacio de la Llave
Other Name:La Mixtequilla
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Papaloapan
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1838
Named For:Ignacio de la Llave
Seat Type:Municipal Seat
Seat:Ignacio de la Llave
Parts Type:Settlements
Leader Party:PRI
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Juan Jose Flores Lira
Leader Title1:Syndic
Area Total Km2:397.13
Elevation M:7
Population Total:17370
Population As Of:2010
Timezone Link:Time in Mexico
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5

The current municipality of Ignacio de la Llave, previously known as San Cristobal de la Llave, is placed in the popularly known region of La Mixtequilla, which is located in the western limit of the Papaloapan river, going through the Blanco, Limón and Las Pozas rivers. The climate of the region varie between hot-humid and tropical-humid, with frequent summer rains between July and September. The average temperature is from 64 and 72 °F, with a maximum registered in the high 70s °F (24-26°C) and the lowest in the high 40 °F (7-9°C).[1] Ignacio de la Llave is neighbor and has deep political, social and trading relationships with: Alvarado, Acula, Ixmatlahuacan, Tlalixcoyan and Tierra Blanca.

The municipality celebrates its carnival in the month of March were music, dances and joy are spread by its inhabitants.

Mayor Juan José Flores Lira died of a heart attack on April 24, 2017.[2]

Toponymy

The towns name comes from General Ignacio de la Llave,[3] who was governor for the state of Veracruz from 1861 to 1862. It shares its name with the state of Veracruz, just in a different order.

Physical medium

Location

It's located in the central zone of the state of Veracruz, in the previously known zone named Las llanuras del sotavento, in the economic-administrative region called Papaloapan.[4]

Borders

It borders on the north with the municipalities of Tlalixcoyan and Alvarado, to the south with Ixmatlahuacan and Tierra Blanca, to the west with Tierra Blanca and Tlalixcoyan and to the east with Alvarado and Ixmatlahuacan.[5] [6]

References

18.6618°N -95.9721°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Suzan Morales, Adelina. La muerte en El Zapotal: el simbolismo de sus esculturas.. 1997.
  2. Web site: Fallece, de un infarto, alcalde de Ignacio de la Llave. 24 April 2017.
  3. Book: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipales. 2005.
  4. Book: Estudios Regionales Para la Planeación Información básica. Secretaría de finanzas y planeación del estado de Veracruz. 2005.
  5. Book: Sistema de información municipal; cuadernillos municipales, 2016. Secretaria de finanzas y planeacion del estado de Veracruz.. 2016.
  6. Book: Compendio de información geográfica municipal Tierra Blanca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010.