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ALVARADO, VERACRUZ.°←A
ALVARADO, VERACRUZ.
Where is the town located? Alvarado is a town inside Jalapa,Veracruz . The geographic coordinates of the Municipality of Alvarado are: 18 ° 46 'North latitude, 95 ° 46' west longitude to 10m above sea level. It lies in the so-called "Region Papaloapan" bordered on the south by the municipalities of Acula, Tlacotalpan and Lerdo de Tejada, on the east by the Gulf of Mexico and on the west by Ignacio de la Llave.[1]
Alvarado is 2 hours of Veracruz.
What is its geographic size? The geographic size of Alvarado is 840 square kilometers. What is the current population of the town? The INEGI said that the population by the 2000 was of 22608 people. Reg Key Town State Population on 2000 Homes on the year 2000 Men 2000 Women 2000 People that works 2000 Populations that knows how to read from 15 years to 65.[2]
How and when was the town founded? Alvarado was founded on the XVI century .On 1518 Pedro de Alvarado arrive to Atlizintla where he put his name to the town and the river. Then on 1563, Juan de Sahagún built the port of Alvarado . It was used to transport food to other countries.
What are the main economic activities performed in the town? The economy of this region is developed on the Primary sector, which are fishing and farming ,this are the most productive activities, also the sugar cane and the coffee are really common in this region.
Some pictures of Alvarado. http://www.terra.com.mx/galeria.aspx?galeriaId=012301 [3]
http://www.inegi.gob.mx/lib/buscador/busqueda.aspx?s=geo&av=&bpc=&ob=&textoBus=Alvarado&e=&seccionBus=mdm&emlu=3&noReg=&i=,INEGI, 27 de Enero de 2008.
