Emiliano Zapata is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...
. It is located 2 km from
Jalapa-Enríquez on
Federal Highways 180 and 190. The municipality is named for the hero of the
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution () was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from 20 November 1910 to 1 December 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It saw the destruction of the Federal Army, its ...
,
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; 8 August 1879 – 10 April 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 insp ...
. The municipal seat is at
Dos Ríos.
Geography
Adjacent municipalities
*
Xalapa
Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexico, Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 ...
(northwest)
*
Actopan (northeast)
*
Puente Nacional (south)
*
Apazapan (south)
*
Jalcomulco (south)
*
Coatepec (west)
Demographics
As 2020, the municipality had a population of 85,489 inhabitants in 141 localities.
[2020 Emiliano Zapata CENSUS]
/ref> Just a fraction (1,698 hab.) resides in the municipal seat, Dos Ríos. The biggest localities are Jacarandas (11,864 hab.), Rinconada (8,005 hab.), La Pradera (7,500 hab.), La Estanzuela (4,951 hab.) and El Carrizal (4,714 hab.).[
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Major highways
* Mexican Federal Highway 140
* Mexican Federal Highway 140D
References
External links
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Municipal Official Site
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Municipal Official Information
Municipalities of Veracruz
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