Úrsulo Galván
Úrsulo Galván | |
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Municipality and town | |
  Úrsulo Galván Location of the municipality in Veracruz  Úrsulo Galván Úrsulo Galván (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°24′N 96°18′W / 19.400°N 96.300°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123.92 km2 (47.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 29,005 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| Website | http://www.ursulogalvan.gob.mx |
Úrsulo Galván is a municipality located in the central coastal zone of the Mexican state of Veracruz, about 76 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 123.92 km2. The name of this municipality is in honor of Úrsulo Galván Reyes, an early 20th-century agrarian activist and revolutionary.
Geography
[edit]The municipality of Úrsulo Galván is bordered to the north by Actopan, to the east by Gulf of Mexico and to the south by Puente Nacional.[1]
The weather in Úrsulo Galván is hot and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
History
[edit]Gilberto Ortiz Parra, precandidate for mayor (MORENA) and two police officers died on February 11, 2021, after being shot.[2]
Agriculture
[edit]It produces principally maize, beans, watermelon, sugarcane, rice and green chile.
Celebrations
[edit]In November there is a celebration in honor of San Carlos, patron of the town, and in December that in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
See also
[edit]- Playa Chachalacas
- Cempoala, an important Mesoamerican archaeological site located in the municipality
References
[edit]- ^ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Úrsulo Galván". veracruz.gob.mx (in Spanish). Gobierno Estatal. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Asesinan a tiros a precandidato de Morena en Veracruz". El Universal (in Spanish). 11 February 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Municipal Official webpage
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
