Alvarado is a municipality in the Mexican stateofVeracruz. The municipality is part of the state's Papaloapan Region and its municipal seat is established at the homonymous city of Alvarado.
Alvarado
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| Municipality of Alvarado | |
Top: Alvarado Municipal Palace; Middle: Antón Lizardo Fort, Our Lady of the Rosary Church; Bottom: Enmedio Island, Papaloapan River | |
Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s):
El futuro nos une
("The future unite us") | |
  Alvarado Municipality of Alvarado in Mexico Show map of Mexico Alvarado Alvarado (Veracruz) Show map of Veracruz | |
| Coordinates: 18°46′52″N 95°45′26″W / 18.78111°N 95.75722°W / 18.78111; -95.75722 | |
| 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) |
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| Website | alvarado.gob.mx |
In 1816, the citizens of the village of San Cristóbal de Alvarado sought the designation of Town from Ferdinand VII, King of Spain. The King granted the village the title of Town on 8 September 1816 by Royal Decree, which had a cost of 92,800 maravedís. Almost two years later, on 5 September 1818 the same Ferdinand VII authorized the first Honorable Ayuntamientoorcity council. On 3 October 1818, the first City Council was established with Tomás Hondal serving as first Mayor.[5]
Once the Independence War was over, the State enacted its own Constitution in which the state territory was divided in 4 departments and 12 cantons. The municipality of Alvarado was assigned to the Canton of Veracruz in the Department of Veracruz.
The municipality has an extension of 826.9 km2 (319.3 sq mi)[2] and an elevation of 10 m (33 ft). It is located in the state's Papaloapan region and is bordered by the municipalities of Boca del Río, Tlalixcoyan, Medellín, Ignacio de la Llave, Ixmatlahuacan, Acula, Tlacotalpan and Lerdo de Tejada.
The municipality is crossed by the Papaloapan and Blanco rivers, both of which drain into the Alvarado Lagoon complex.
The Alvarado Lagoon complex is formed, from north to south, by the Camaronera, Buen País, Alvarado and Tlalixcoyan lagoons.
Alvarado is located in the state's central coastal zone, within the Sotavento plains. Dunes are common in rural and urban areas; an example of this is the neighborhood of Lomas del Rosario (lit. 'Rosary Hills'), built on the Rosary dunes which are inside the city of Alvarado.
In this region there is hot/sub-humid —the wetter of the sub-humids— weather with abundant rains in summer. The maximum average temperature is 26 °C (79 °F) and 18 °C (64 °F) as minimum average temperature, varying from 5 °C (41 °F) to 7 °C (45 °F) every year. The dry season is from January to May and the period of rains starts in June. The nortes[b] season starts in November and intensifies in January.[6]
The municipality is connected mainly through two Mexican Federal Highways[7] and a few state and municipal roads.
Regarding state and municipal roads, the small network connects a few locations in the north and northwest areas of the municipality.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1995 | 48,490 | — |
| 2000 | 49,499 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 48,178 | −2.7% |
| 2010 | 51,995 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 52,927 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 57,035 | +7.8% |
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As 2020, Alvarado had a population of 57, 305 and 216 localities. The municipal seat, Alvarado is the biggest locality with a population of 20,797. Other important localities are Antón Lizardo (6,284 hab.), Lomas del Sol (2,177 hab.), Playas del Conchal (1,889 hab.) and Paso Nacional (1,828 hab.).[3]
Local government, or Ayuntamiento (English: Municipal council), is led by the Presidente municipal (English: Mayor, lit. 'municipal president') with support of the Syndic, and the Regidores (English: councillors, lit. 'regents'). The mayor is elected by popular election for a 4-year term with non-limited, non-consecutive re-elections.
The municipality is part of the XXIII State Electoral district[8] and XIX Federal Electoral District.[9]
