Chinampa de Gorostiza

Chinampa de Gorostiza
Chinampa de Gorostiza is located in Veracruz
Chinampa de Gorostiza
Chinampa de Gorostiza
Chinampa de Gorostiza is located in Mexico
Chinampa de Gorostiza
Chinampa de Gorostiza
Coordinates: 21°22′N 97°44′W / 21.367°N 97.733°W / 21.367; -97.733
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
Government
 • Municipal PresidentBaltazar Avendaño Delgado
Area
 • Total
153 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
14 143
 • Density92.44/km2 (239.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Websitehttp://www.chinampa.gob.mx/

Chinampa de Gorostiza is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

History

The municipality was created in 1874 as San Antonio Chinampa. It adopted its current name in 1932 to honour Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza (1789–1851), a playwright, diplomat and cabinet minister.[1][2]

Geography

It is located in the north of the state of Veracruz, about 220 kilometres (137 mi) from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 152.99 square kilometres (59.07 sq mi). It is located at 21°22′N 97°44′W / 21.367°N 97.733°W / 21.367; -97.733.

The municipality of Chinampa de Gorostiza is bordered to the south by Tantima and Tuxpam, to the east by Tamiahua and to the north by Tamalín.[3]

Products

It produces principally maize, beans, orange and mango.

Culture

Festivities take place in June in honour of Anthony of Padua, the town's patron saint.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.veracruz.gob.mx/finanzas/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/PMD/PMD%20Chinampa%20de%20Gorostiza.Veracruz.2022-2025.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Gorostiza, Manuel Eduardo de (1789-1851) – Guía de Memorias de Hacienda de México (1822-1910)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  3. ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Chinampa de Gorostiza" (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2009-06-05.