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Jamapa

Summary

Jamapa is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz which stands on Federal Highway 137. Its name comes from Nahuatl Xam-a-pan, meaning 'in the river of the adobes'.[2] The municipality was established on 17 February 1870.[3]

Jamapa
Coat of arms of Jamapa
Coat of arms
Jamapa is located in Veracruz
Jamapa
Jamapa
Location in Mexico
Jamapa is located in Mexico
Jamapa
Jamapa
Jamapa (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°02′28″N 96°14′28″W / 19.04111°N 96.24111°W / 19.04111; -96.24111
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
RegionSotavento Region
Government
 • MayorVictor Enedino Morales Castro (PRI)
Area
 • Municipality and City132.4 km2 (51.1 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Municipality and City11,132
 • Seat
4,677
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)
94260
ClimateAw
Website(in Spanish) Municipal Official Site
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1995 9,135—    
2000 9,969+9.1%
2005 9,772−2.0%
2010 10,376+6.2%
2015 10,361−0.1%
2020 11,132+7.4%
[1]

It had a population 11,132 in 2020.[1] Jamapa borders Manlio Fabio Altamirano to the north and west, Medellín to the north, south and east, Cotaxtla to the west and south.[4]

Jamapa is very agricultural as a region;[5] major products are corn, coffee, fruits, and sugar.

On 10 November 2020, municipal president Florisel Ríos Delfín (a PRD member) was kidnapped and assassinated.[6] Her body was found in Medellín de Bravo the next day.[7][8]

External links edit

  1. ^ a b "Censo Jamapa 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Jamapa". Vercruz.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Jamapa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ^ "SISTEMA DE INFORMACIÓN MUNICIPAL CUADERNILLOS MUNICIPALES, 2016 Jamapa" (PDF). Veracrus Gobierno del Estado (in Spanish). p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Prontuario de información geográfica municipal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Jamapa, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Clave geoestadística 30090" (PDF). INEGI (in Spanish). 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ^ Zavaleta, Noé (November 11, 2020). "Plagian y asesinan a la alcaldesa de Jamapa, en Veracruz". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  7. ^ "Florisel Ríos Delfín, Mayor of Jamapa in Veracruz executed". Yucatan Times. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Female Mayor of Jamapa is Kidnapped and Murdered". Justice in Mexico. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  • Jamapa municipal government web site
  • (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information[permanent dead link]