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Xalapa, Veracruz

Xalapa
Xalapa-Enríquez
Municipality and City
Coat of arms of Xalapa
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): La Ciudad de las Flores
("The City of Flowers")
Xalapa is located in Mexico
Xalapa
Xalapa
Coordinates: 19°32′24″N 96°55′59″W / 19.54000°N 96.93306°W / 19.54000; -96.93306
Country Mexico
State Veracruz
Founded 1313
Declared as a city 1791
Government
 • Mayor Américo Zúñiga Martínez(PRI)
 • Federal Deputies Uriel Flores Aguayo (PRD), José Alejandro Montano Guzmán (PRI)
 • Local Deputies Ricardo Ahued Bardahuil (PRI), David Velasco Chedraui (PRI)
Area
 • Municipality and City 118.45 km2 (45.73 sq mi)
Elevation 1,417 m (4,649 ft)
Population (2009 estimate)
 • Municipality and City 525,147
 • Metro 809,206
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Website www.xalapa.gob.mx
Xalapa, Veracruz
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