Jamapa
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'.[1] The municipality was established on 17 February 1870.[2]
It had a population of 9,772 in 2005 which grew to 10,376 by 2010 and to 11,019 in 2017.[3][4] Jamapa borders Manlio Fabio Altamirano to the north and west, Medellín to the north, south and east, Cotaxtla to the west and south.[5]
Jamapa is very agricultural as a region;[6] major products are corn, coffee, fruits, and sugar.
On 10 November 2020, municipal president Florisel Ríos Delfín (a PRD member) was kidnapped and assassinated.[7] Her body was found in Medellín de Bravo the next day.[8][9]
External links[]
- ^ "Jamapa". Vercruz.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Jamapa". Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de Mexico (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Municipio de Jamapa". Catálogo de Localidades - Secretaría de Desarrollo Social. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "SISTEMA DE INFORMACIÓN MUNICIPAL CUADERNILLOS MUNICIPALES, 2016 Jamapa" (PDF). Veracrus Gobierno del Estado (in Spanish). p. 3. 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]
Coordinates: 19°02′24″N 96°14′24″W / 19.040°N 96.240°W
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