Jalacingo | |
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Top: Jalacingo Municipal Palace; Middle: Jalacingo main plaza, San Bartolomé Church; Bottom: Jalacingo festivities at August 6th | |
| Coordinates:19°36′00″N97°13′00″W / 19.60000°N 97.21667°W /19.60000; -97.21667 | |
| Country | |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Municipal seat and largest town | Jalacingo |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Roberto Perdomo Chino (PVEM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 208.1 km2 (80.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,064 m (6,772 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 46,794 |
| • Density | 224.8/km2 (582/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 15,807 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central(US Central)) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 93660 |
| Website | (in Spanish) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29,077 | — |
| 2000 | 33,399 | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 37,719 | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 40,747 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 44,488 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 46,794 | +5.2% |
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Jalacingo is amunicipality located in the central area of theMexicanstate ofVeracruz, in the region called the Capital, on the border with the state ofPuebla. It is located at the coordinates19°36'N 97°13'W, the city has a height of 1860 meters above sea level, while the height of the municipality varies from 600 to 2900 meters above sea level.
As 2020, the municipality had a population of 46,794 inhabitants in 39 localities.[1] About 30% resides in the municipal seat, other localities include Mixquiapan (3,067 hab.), Orilla del Monte (2,680 hab.), Ocotepec (2,559 hab.) and Vista Hermosa (2,198 hab.).[1]