Valparaíso, Zacatecas | |
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Ciudad de Valparaíso[1] | |
Nickname: Spanish: El valle (English: The valley) | |
Coordinates: 22°46′N 103°34′W / 22.767°N 103.567°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Zacatecas |
Foundation | December 8, 1568 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jorge Torres Mercado |
Elevation | 1,890 m (6,200 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 12 919 [2] |
• Demonym | Valparaisense |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
Website | Official website |
Valparaíso (Spanish pronunciation: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a city in the north central Mexican state of Zacatecas.
It is located at 22°46′0″N 103°34′0″W / 22.76667°N 103.56667°W on the interior plateau, 70 mi/113 km E of the city of Zacatecas, at an elevation of 6200 ft/1890m.
Valparaíso was first a village and then hacienda along with the San Mateo and a few others formed the extensive county of Valparaíso, property of the counts of the same title one of them Don Fernando de la Campa y Cos, was a very rich man also involved in philanthropy building infrastructure for the Catholic Church. Later in 1824, Valparaiso becomes a municipality. On March 13, 1845, Valparaíso was declared a villa and in 1918 it became an independent municipality in accord with the Mexican constitution.[citation needed]
Valparaíso is an agricultural center for corn, wheat, chickpeas, alfalfa, chiles and beef, pork, sheep, and goat.[citation needed]
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