Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality
Top: Las Vigas main plaza; Middle: Las Vigas de Ramírez Downtown, San Miguel Parish; Bottom: Old Buildings at Las Vigas de Ramírez, Our Lady of Dolores Church
Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality is located in Veracruz
Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality
Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality
Location in Mexico
Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality is located in Mexico
Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality
Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality
Las Vigas de Ramírez Municipality (Mexico)
Coordinates: 19°38′13″N 97°06′00″W / 19.63694°N 97.10000°W / 19.63694; -97.10000
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
RegionCapital Region
Municipal seat and largest townLas Vigas de Ramírez
Government
  MayorJosé de Jesús Landa Hernández (Unidad Ciudadana)
Area
  Total99.7 km2 (38.5 sq mi)
Elevation
(of seat)
2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total20,300
  Density203.7/km2 (528/sq mi)
  Seat
9,924
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)
91330-91336
Websitehttp://www.lasvigas.gob.mx/

Las Vigas de Ramírez is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz.[1] It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city was established by decree on 23 November 1523, named after the teacher Rafael Ramírez Castañeda (1884–1959).[2][3]

Geography

It is located 40 km from the state capital, Xalapa; it stands on the Mexico City to Veracruz railway and on Federal Highways 180 and 122.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1995 13,535    
2000 14,161+4.6%
2005 15,036+6.2%
2010 17,958+19.4%
2015 19,725+9.8%
2020 20,300+2.9%
[4]

As 2020, the municipality had a population of 20,300 inhabitants in 47 localities.[4] Las Vigas de Ramírez, the municipal seat, it's the only considered urban with a population of 9,924 inhabitants.[4] Other localities include Barrio de San Miguel (1,762 hab.), El Paisano (1,114 hab.), El Llanillo Redondo (1,113 hab.) and Toxtlacuaya (657 hab.).[4]

Economy

Major agricultural products include corn, coffee, fruits, and rice.

References

  1. Yáñez-Arancibia, A.; Dávalos-Sotelo, R.; Day, J. W. (13 May 2014). Ecological Dimensions for Sustainable Socio Economic Development. WIT Press. p. 498. ISBN 978-1-84564-756-8.
  2. "Las Vigas de Ramírez". veracruz.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. "Rafael Ramírez Castañeda Maestro normalista revolucionario, impulsor de la educación rural en todo México". Comisión Nacional de los Derechos Humanos. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 2020 Las Vigas de Ramírez CENSUS


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