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Town and Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chinampa de Gorostiza is a town and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
Chinampa de Gorostiza | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Coordinates: 21°22′N 97°44′W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Veracruz |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Baltazar Avendaño Delgado |
Area | |
• Total | 153 km2 (59 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 14 143 |
• Density | 92.44/km2 (239.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
Website | http://www.chinampa.gob.mx/ |
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]
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.
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]
Festivities take place in June in honour of Anthony of Padua, the town's patron saint.[1]
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