Perote, Veracruz
Perote is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city serves as the seat of government for the surrounding municipality of the same name, with a population 42,451 inhabitants as 2020, while the municipality population is of 77,432.[1] Perote borders the municipalitys of Las Vigas de Ramírez, Acajete, Xico and Tlalnelhuayocan, and the state of Puebla. It is on Federal Highway 140.
Perote | |
|---|---|
City and municipality | |
     Top: Perote Municipal Hall; Middle: San Antonio Limón Church, San Carlos Fortress; Bottom: Cofre de Perote, Calvario Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Perote Location in Mexico  Perote Perote (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°33′43″N 97°14′31″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Delfino Ortega Martínez (PRI) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 614.7 km2 (237.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 2,425 m (7,956 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Municipality | 77,432 |
| • Seat | 42,451 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 30128 |
| Climate | ET |
| Website | (in Spanish) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 51,688 | — |
| 2000 | 54,365 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 61,272 | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 68,982 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 72,795 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 77,432 | +6.4% |
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Its climate is cold and dry with an annual average temperature of 12 degrees Celsius.
Perote's fortress of San Carlos once served as a prison. Guadalupe Victoria died there.
Also in Perote is the Cofre de Perote shield-shaped volcano (the Nahuatl name of which was "Naucampatepetl," which means "four times lord").
This town is the home of a sizable Spanish community which immigrated here in the 1930s. Because of this, it is known for Spanish-style cured meats and sausage such as jamón serrano (serrano ham), botifarra (Catalán sausage), and Spanish chorizo sausage.[2]
References
- 2020 Perote CENSUS
- Triedo, Nicolas (February 2008). "Fin de semana en Xalapa". Guía México Desconocido. 372: 42–48.
External links
- Pictures of Perote - one has in the background the Cofre de Perote, another is a picture of a local bus.
