Úrsulo Galván is a municipality located in the central coastal zone of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 76 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 123.92 km2. The name of this municipality is in honor of Úrsulo Galván Reyes, an early 20th-century agrarian activist and revolutionary.
Úrsulo Galván | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Úrsulo Galván Location of the municipality in Veracruz  Úrsulo Galván Úrsulo Galván (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°24′N 96°18′W / 19.400°N 96.300°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 123.92 km2 (47.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
• Total | 29,005 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Website | http://www.ursulogalvan.gob.mx |
Geography
editThe municipality of Úrsulo Galván is bordered to the north by Actopan, to the east by Gulf of Mexico and to the south by Puente Nacional.[1]
The weather in Úrsulo Galván is hot and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
History
editGilberto Ortiz Parra, precandidate for mayor (MORENA) and two police officers died on February 11, 2021, after being shot.[2]
Agriculture
editIt produces principally maize, beans, watermelon, sugarcane, rice and green chile.
Celebrations
editIn November there is a celebration in honor of San Carlos, patron of the town, and in December that in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
See also
edit- Playa Chachalacas
- Cempoala, an important Mesoamerican archaeological site located in the municipality
References
edit- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Úrsulo Galván". veracruz.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Asesinan a tiros a precandidato de Morena en Veracruz". El Universal (in Spanish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information