Jamapa is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz which stands on Federal Highway 137. Its name comes from Nahuatl Xam-a-pan, meaning 'in the river of the adobes'.[2] The municipality was established on 17 February 1870.[3]
Jamapa | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Jamapa Location in Mexico  Jamapa Jamapa (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°02′28″N 96°14′28″W / 19.04111°N 96.24111°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Sotavento Region |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Victor Enedino Morales Castro (PRI) |
| Area | |
• Municipality and City | 132.4 km2 (51.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Municipality and City | 11,132 |
| • Seat | 4,677 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 94260 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | (in Spanish) Municipal Official Site |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1995 | 9,135 | — |
| 2000 | 9,969 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 9,772 | −2.0% |
| 2010 | 10,376 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 10,361 | −0.1% |
| 2020 | 11,132 | +7.4% |
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It had a population 11,132 in 2020.[1] Jamapa borders Manlio Fabio Altamirano to the north and west, Medellín to the north, south and east, Cotaxtla to the west and south.[4]
Jamapa is very agricultural as a region;[5] major products are corn, coffee, fruits, and sugar.
On 10 November 2020, municipal president Florisel Ríos Delfín (a PRD member) was kidnapped and assassinated.[6] Her body was found in Medellín de Bravo the next day.[7][8]
External links
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- ^ a b "Censo Jamapa 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Jamapa". Vercruz.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Jamapa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "SISTEMA DE INFORMACIÓN MUNICIPAL CUADERNILLOS MUNICIPALES, 2016 Jamapa" (PDF). Veracrus Gobierno del Estado (in Spanish). p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Prontuario de información geográfica municipal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Jamapa, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Clave geoestadística 30090" (PDF). INEGI (in Spanish). 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ Zavaleta, Noé (November 11, 2020). "Plagian y asesinan a la alcaldesa de Jamapa, en Veracruz". proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "Florisel Ríos Delfín, Mayor of Jamapa in Veracruz executed". Yucatan Times. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Female Mayor of Jamapa is Kidnapped and Murdered". Justice in Mexico. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- Jamapa municipal government web site
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information[permanent dead link]
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