Alvarado | |
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| Municipality of Alvarado | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:EscudoAlvarado.jpg) Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): El futuro nos une ("The future unite us") | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Mexico_States_blank_map.svg)  Alvarado Municipality of Alvarado in Mexico &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Mexico_Veracruz_location_map.svg) Alvarado Alvarado (Veracruz) | |
| Coordinates: 18°46′52″N 95°45′26″W / 18.78111°N 95.75722°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Veracruz |
| Region | Papaloapan |
| Municipal code | 011 |
| Established | 5 September 1818 |
| Incorporated | 2 August 1824[1] |
| Named for | Pedro de Alvarado |
| Municipal seat | Alvarado |
| Settlements | 265 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Lizette Álvarez Vera (Morena, PVEM, PT) |
| • Syndic | Jaime Abel Tiburcio Herrera |
| • Regidores | Councillors
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| Area | |
| • Municipality | 826.9 km2 (319.3 sq mi) |
| • Land | 663.9 km2 (256.3 sq mi) |
| • Water | 163.8 km2 (63.2 sq mi) 19.8% |
| • Urban | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 659.3 km2 (254.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 57,035 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27,081 |
| • Urban density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 29,954 |
| • Rural density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal codes |
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| Area code | 297 |
| Federal Highway(s) | |
| Website | alvarado.gob.mx |
Alvarado is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipality is part of the state's Papaloapan Region and its municipal seat is established at the homonymous city of Alvarado.
- ^ Estado de Veracruz División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. p. 2. ISBN 970-13-1517-0.
- ^ "México en cifras". INEGI. 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Cuadernillos Municipales 2020" (PDF). Sistema de Información Estadística y Geográfica del Estado de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (in Spanish). p. 2. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "División municipal. Veracruz". INEGI (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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