| La Gloria | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Veracruz#Mexico |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Elevation M: | 2460 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2,243 |
| Timezone: | Central |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 19.3981°N -97.2812°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 91290 |
| Area Code: | 282 |
La Gloria is a town in the municipality of Perote in the Mexican state of Veracruz. As of the 2005 population survey, it had a population of 2,243 (1092 men and 1151 women).[1]
The town is located in Perote Valley and is surrounded by mountains. Its altitude of 2460m (8,070feet)[1] makes it one of the highest areas of the state of Veracruz. It is located to the southwest of Cofre de Perote, approximately 40km (30miles) from the city of Perote. It is connected to Perote by a small highway; there, the small highway intersects Federal Highway 140, which goes to Xalapa.[2]
Half of the town's population lives and works in Mexico City, located 200km (100miles) to the west, during the week.[3] [4] The town is located 8.5km (05.3miles) from the Granjas Carroll de Mexico farming operation, which raised nearly 1,000,000 pigs in 2008.[5] Many residents have protested the pig farming operation.[3]
La Gloria is suspected to be the place where the 2009 swine flu pandemic originated.[6] [7]