Everything about C Rdoba Veracruz totally explained
Córdoba (founded in
1618) is a
city and is the seat of the
municipality of the same name in the state of
Veracruz on the
Gulf coast of
Mexico.
The village compose it, the city and 15 congregations limited to the north of “Ixhuatlán del cafe and Tomatlán”, in the southern part with “Amatlán de los Reyes and Naranjal”, in the eastern part with “Fortin de las Flores and Chocamán” and in the western part with “Amatlán de los Reyes”.
Cordoba has a municipal surface of 226 km
2, that they represent 0.19% of the whole of the State and 0.0071% of the Mexican country. Cordoba divides in 176 localities, the most important are: “San José de Tapia, las Flores, Miraflores, Los Naranjos, Brillante Crucero, el Porvenir, San Rafael Caleria, Santa Elena, San Miguelito, San Nicolás.”
Natural geography
Córdoba is a placed in the center of the State of Veracruz. One finds 18º51 30 of North latitude and 96º55 51 of length West of the meridian of Greenwich. Córdoba is between the hills of Matlaquiahitl and Tepixtepec. It has a height on the level of the sea of 817 mts.
His climate is semicálido-húmedo with an annual average temperature of 19.8C.They present abundant rains in summer and autumn beginning, little rains in winter, which provoke decreases in the Temperature.
History
Pre-Hispanic era
Cordoba was founded in 1618 as a village. The Spanish founded it as a form to protect the royal interests form the Yanga's attacks.
Colonial Period
In August 1821, the Mexican revolutionary
Agustín de Iturbide and the Spanish viceroy
Juan de O'Donojú signed the
Treaty of Córdoba here, ratifying the
Plan de Iguala and confirming Mexico's independence.
In 1902 Córdoba became the interchange point of the
narrow-gauge Córdoba and Huatusco Railroad to Coscomatepec.
Modern Times
The line operated as a unique and scenic gauge branch of
Ferrocarril Mexicano from 1909 through 1951.
In 1973 the city was severely damaged by an earthquake.
Economy
The main economic activities are the agriculture, the ranching, the industry and the trade. The principally agricultural cultures are: the sugar cane, the coffee, avocado, handle, orange, lemon, rise and some not traditional cultures as “anturios, heliconias and palma camedor”.
Proximity with the principal port of the country of entry and exit of goods. The cost of the workforce is relatively low and easy to improve. The qualified workforce is sufficient. Opportunities to provide to industries with high level in the region.
It is the focal point for the local sugar milling and coffee processing industries. Additionally Córdoba is an important place for marketing and refining tropical fruits.
The medical institutions that grant services of public health are ISSSTE, IMSS, SCSP, Private Hospitals.
The city possesses a great quantity of centers of entertainment. Places to play chess, billiards, ballrooms and discotheques. Cordoba has a Theatre and three auditoriums, a museum and three libraries.
Demographics
With a 2005 census population of 136,237, Córdoba is the fifth-largest city in the state, and also one of the top tourist spots in the region.
It is located on
Federal Highways 190 and 180. Neighbouring cities are
Naranjal,
Fortín,
Ixtaczoquitlán and
Orizaba. The municipality has an area of 139.01 km² (53.67 sq mi) and a population of 186,623, which includes that of many outlying small communities, the largest of which are San Román and Crucero Nacional.
Notable buildings
Some of the most important buildings are:
- "Alameda Murillo Vidal"
- "Parque Ecologico Paso Coyol"
- "Estadio Beisborama"
Notable residents
Some of the notable residents in Cordoba were:
Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar.Alonso Galván, García Arévalo, Diego Rodríguez and Manuel Fernández".
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