Vega de Alatorre is a municipality located in the central zone in the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 60 km from the state capital, Xalapa. It has an area of 310.92 km2. It is located at 20°02′N 96°57′W / 20.033°N 96.950°W.
Vega de Alatorre | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Vega de Alatorre Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°02′N 96°57′W / 20.033°N 96.950°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 310.92 km2 (120.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 18,507 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
In 2017, the total population of the municipality of Vega de Alatorre was 20,490.
Geography
editThe municipality of Vega de Alatorre is bordered to the north by Nautla, to the east by Gulf of Mexico, to the south by Juchique de Ferrer and Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios and to the west by Misantla.[1]
Economy
editIt produces principally maize, beans, watermelon, green chile, banana, and orange fruit.
Notable people
edit- Rafael Hernández Ochoa, Governor of Veracruz from 1974-1980.
References
edit- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Vega de Alatorre" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information