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Chinampa de Gorostiza
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Chinampa de Gorostiza | |
| settlement_type | Town and Municipality | |
| total_type | ||
| dot_x | dot_y = | |
| pushpin_map | Mexico Veracruz #Mexico | |
| pushpin_label_position | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Mexico | |
| subdivision_type1 | State | |
| subdivision_name1 | Veracruz | |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality | |
| leader_title | Municipal President | |
| leader_name | Baltazar Avendaño Delgado | |
| leader_title1 | Federal electoral district | |
| leader_name1 | [Veracruz's 2nd](2nd-federal-electoral-district-of-veracruz) | |
| established_title1 | ||
| established_title2 | ||
| area_magnitude | ||
| unit_pref | ||
| area_total_km2 | 153 | |
| area_land_km2 | ||
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- | |
| population_total | 14 143 | |
| population_density_km2 | 92.44 | |
| timezone | Zona Centro | |
| utc_offset | -6 | |
| coordinates | ||
| postal_code_type | Postal code | |
| website | http://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.
Geography
It is located in the north of the state of Veracruz, about 220 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 152.99 sqkm. It is located at .
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.
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.
References
References
- http://www.veracruz.gob.mx/finanzas/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/PMD/PMD%20Chinampa%20de%20Gorostiza.Veracruz.2022-2025.pdf {{dead link. (May 2025)
- "Gorostiza, Manuel Eduardo de (1789-1851) – Guía de Memorias de Hacienda de México (1822-1910)".
- "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Chinampa de Gorostiza". Gobierno Estatal.
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