Jamapa is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the

Mexican state A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...

Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

which stands on Federal Highway 137. Its name comes from

Nahuatl Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller popul ...

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 Manlio Fabio Altamirano (also, Manlio Favio Altamirano and Altamirano) is a town in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division hav ...

to the north and west,

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to the north, south and east,

Cotaxtla Cotaxtla is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 45 km from the city of Veracruz on Federal Highway 180. Demographics As 2020, the municipality had a population of 22,050 inhabitants in 209 localities. ...

to the west and south. Jamapa is very agricultural as a region; major products are corn, coffee, fruits, and sugar. On 10 November 2020, municipal president Florisel Ríos Delfín (a PRD member) was kidnapped and assassinated. Her body was found in Medellín de Bravo the next day.

External links

Jamapa municipal government web site
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Municipal Official Information
Populated places in Veracruz {{Veracruz-geo-stub