Alvarado, Veracruz

Alvarado Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa Ciudad y Puerto de Alvarado
City
Illustrious, Heroic, and Generous City and Port of Alvarado
Statue at the Municipal Plaza
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  La Perla del Sotavento (The leeward's pearl)
Motto(s):  Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa (Illustrious, Heroic and Generous)
Alvarado
Coordinates: 18°46′52″N 95°45′26″W
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Region	Papaloapan
Municipality	Alvarado
Founded	1518 (as San Cristóbal de Alvarado)
Town status	1816
City status	1878
Founded by	Pedro de Alvarado
Boroughs	21 21 de Abril Alvarado Centro El Pescador Escolleras Infonavit La Fuente La Trocha Las Aneas Loma del Chile Lomas del Rosario Los Aguacates Los Carriles Los Framboyanes Luz del Carmen Magisterial Marigalante Pantanal Paso Nacional Valente Cruz Villas Alvarado Vista Hermosa
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Mayor	Lizette Álvarez Vera (Morena, Green Party, Labor Party)
Area
• Total	840.63 km2 (324.57 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2005)
• Total	22,330
Demonyms	Alvaradian Spanish: Alvaradeño, -ña (formal) Jarocho, -cha (colloquial)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code	95250, 95270, 95272, 95274 to 95278
Area code	297
HDI (2002)	0.77987 (medium)
Climate	Aw
Website	alvarado.gob.mx

The Alvarado Bridge over the Papaloapan river

Alvarado (officially: Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa Ciudad y Puerto de Alvarado) is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is located 64 km (40 mi) from the city of Veracruz, Veracruz, on Federal Highways 180 and 125. Alvarado is bordered by Boca del Río, Tlalixcoyan, Medellín, Ignacio de la Llave, Ciudad Lerdo de Tejada, Tlacotalpan and Acula. It is 10 m (33 ft) 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.

The geographic size of Alvarado is 840 square kilometres (320 sq mi).

The INEGI said that the population by 2000 was 22,608 people.

History

Alvarado was founded in the 16th century. In 1518, Pedro de Alvarado arrived to Atlizintla. In 1563, Juan de Sahagún built a port in the area to supply the Port of Veracuz. The locality started being known as San Cristóbal de Alvarado from 1600 onwards.

Economy

Major products of Alvarado are coffee, fruits, and sugar. The economy of this region is based on fishing and farming. Sugar cane and coffee are common products of this region.

External links

• (in Spanish) www.alvarado.gob.mx