Alvarado (municipality)
Alvarado | |
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| Municipality of Alvarado | |
Top: Alvarado Municipal Palace; Middle: Antón Lizardo Fort, Our Lady of the Rosary Church; Bottom: Enmedio Island, Papaloapan River | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: El futuro nos une ("The future unite us") | |
Alvarado Municipality of Alvarado in Mexico Alvarado Alvarado (Veracruz) | |
| Coordinates: 18°46′52″N 95°45′26″W / 18.78111°N 95.75722°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Papaloapan |
| Municipal code | 011 |
| Established | 5 September 1818 |
| Incorporated | 2 August 1824 |
| Named after | Pedro de Alvarado |
| Municipal seat | Alvarado |
| Settlements | 265 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Mayor | Lizette Álvarez Vera (Morena, PVEM, PT) |
| • Syndic | Jaime Abel Tiburcio Herrera |
| • Regidores | Councillors
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| Area | |
| 826.9 km2 (319.3 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 663.9 km2 (256.3 sq mi) |
| • Water | 163.8 km2 (63.2 sq mi) 19.8% |
| • Urban | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 659.3 km2 (254.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 57,035 | |
| • Density | 85.91/km2 (222.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 27,081 |
| • Urban density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 29,954 |
| • Rural density | 45.43/km2 (117.7/sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
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| Area code | 297 |
| Federal Highway(s) | |
| Website | alvarado.gob.mx |
Alvarado is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipality is part of the state's Papaloapan Region and its municipal seat is established at the homonymous city of Alvarado.