Emiliano Zapata is a municipality in the
Mexican
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state
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of
Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
, located 2 km from
Jalapa-Enríquez
Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which ...
on
Federal Highways 180 and 190. It named for the hero of the
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution ( es, Revolución Mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from approximately 1910 to 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It resulted in the destruction ...
,
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the ins ...
.
History
Geography
Adjacent municipalities
*Xalapa Municipality (northwest)
*
Actopan Municipality (northeast)
*Puente Nacional Municipality (south)
*Apazapan Municipality (south)
*
Jalcomulco Municipality (south)
*Coatepec Municipality (west)
Major highways
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Mexican Federal Highway 140
Federal Highway 140 (''Carretera Federal 140'') is a Federal Highway of Mexico. The highway travels from Veracruz, Veracruz in the east to Tepeaca, Puebla in the west.
References
140 140 may refer to:
* 140 (number), an integer
* AD 140, a ...
*
Mexican Federal Highway 140D
Federal Highway 140D (''La Carretera Federal 14d'') is a toll (quota) part of the federal highways corridors (los corredores carreteros federales) that connects Puebla City to Xalapa.
Route description
Fed. 140D begins east of Puebla City ...
External links
*
Municipal Official Site*
Municipal Official Information
Municipalities of Veracruz
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