Valparaíso, Zacatecas
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| Ciudad de Valparaíso[1] | |
The town square located in front of the mayor's office.
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname:
Spanish: El valle (English: The valley)
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| Coordinates: 22°46′N 103°34′W / 22.767°N 103.567°W / 22.767; -103.567 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Zacatecas |
| Foundation | December 8, 1568 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jorge Torres Mercado |
| Elevation | 1,890 m (6,200 ft) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 12 919 [2] |
| • Demonym | Valparaisense |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Website | Official website |
Valparaíso (Spanish pronunciation: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a city in the north central Mexican stateofZacatecas.
It is located at 22°46′0″N 103°34′0″W / 22.76667°N 103.56667°W / 22.76667; -103.56667 on the interior plateau, 70 mi/113 km E of the city of Zacatecas, at an elevation of 6200 ft/1890m.
Valparaíso was first a village and then hacienda along with the San Mateo and a few others formed the extensive county of Valparaíso, property of the counts of the same title one of them Don Fernando de la Campa y Cos, was a very rich man also involved in philanthropy building infrastructure for the Catholic Church. Later in 1824, Valparaiso becomes a municipality. On March 13, 1845, Valparaíso was declared a villa and in 1918 it became an independent municipality in accord with the Mexican constitution.[citation needed]
Valparaíso is an agricultural center for corn, wheat, chickpeas, alfalfa, chiles and beef, pork, sheep, and goat.[citation needed]
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