Jamapa | |
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Coordinates: 19°02′28″N 96°14′28″W / 19.04111°N 96.24111°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Region | Sotavento Region |
Government | |
• Mayor | Victor Enedino Morales Castro (PRI) |
Area | |
• Municipality and City | 132.4 km2 (51.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Municipality and City | 11,132 |
• Seat | 4,677 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
Postal code (of seat) | 94260 |
Climate | Aw |
Website | (in Spanish) Municipal Official Site |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1995 | 9,135 | — |
2000 | 9,969 | +9.1% |
2005 | 9,772 | −2.0% |
2010 | 10,376 | +6.2% |
2015 | 10,361 | −0.1% |
2020 | 11,132 | +7.4% |
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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'.[2] The municipality was established on 17 February 1870.[3]
It had a population 11,132 in 2020.[1] Jamapa borders Manlio Fabio Altamirano to the north and west, Medellín to the north, south and east, Cotaxtla to the west and south.[4]
Jamapa is very agricultural as a region;[5] major products are corn, coffee, fruits, and sugar.
On 10 November 2020, municipal president Florisel Ríos Delfín (a PRD member) was kidnapped and assassinated.[6] Her body was found in Medellín de Bravo the next day.[7][8]