Valparaíso, Zacatecas Explained

Settlement Type:City
Official Name:Ciudad de Valparaíso[1]
Valparaíso, Zacatecas
Nickname:Spanish; Castilian: El valle (English: The valley)
Pushpin Map:Mexico Zacatecas#Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Zacatecas
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jorge Torres Mercado
Established Title:Foundation
Established Date:December 8, 1568
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:12 919 [2]
Population Blank1 Title:Demonym
Population Blank1:Valparaisense
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Coordinates:22.7667°N -137°W
Elevation M:1890
Postal Code:99200

Valparaíso (pronounced as /es/) is a city in the north central Mexican state of Zacatecas.

Geography

It is located at 22.7667°N -103.5667°W on the interior plateau, 70 mi/113 km E of the city of Zacatecas, at an elevation of 6200 ft/1890m.

History

Valparaíso was first a village and then hacienda along with the San Mateo and a few others formed the extensive county of Valparaíso, property of the counts of the same title one of them Don Fernando de la Campa y Cos, was a very rich man also involved in philanthropy building infrastructure for the Catholic Church. Later in 1824, Valparaiso becomes a municipality. On March 13, 1845, Valparaíso was declared a villa and in 1918 it became an independent municipality in accord with the Mexican constitution.

Economy

Valparaíso is an agricultural center for corn, wheat, chickpeas, alfalfa, chiles and beef, pork, sheep, and goat.

Notable people

Twin towns

Notes and References

  1. i.e.: "City of Valparaíso"
  2. Web site: Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER) . 2010 . Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía . es . 2013-03-23 .