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Jamapa

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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'. The municipality was established on 17 February 1870.

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Place details

Locality
Jamapa
Region
Veracruz
Country
México
Population
3,928
Timezone
America/Mexico_City

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Jamapa
Settlement.total_type
Municipality and City
Settlement.image_skyline
Afueras de la ciudad de Jamapa.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Outside the city of Jamapa, from the Córdoba–Veracruz highway
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Jamapa.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Mexico Veracruz#Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Veracruz
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sotavento Region
Settlement.leader_party
PRI
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Victor Enedino Morales Castro
Settlement.area_total_km2
132.4

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Wikidata facts

Population
11361
Elevation
18
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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'. The municipality was established on 17 February 1870.

It had a population 11,132 in 2020. Jamapa borders Manlio Fabio Altamirano to the north and west, Medellín to the north, south and east, Cotaxtla to the west and south.

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