Alvarado (Veracruz)

Alvarado ( officially: Ilustre, Heroica y Generosa Ciudad y Puerto de Alvarado ) is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is the municipal seat for the surrounding communities. It is located near the cities of Boca del Río, Tlalixcoyan, Medellín, Ignacio de la Llave, Ciudad Lerdo de Tejada, Tlacotalpan and Acula. Vera Cruz is 64 km away. The highest elevation in the city is only 10 meters above sea level. To the east of the city bordering the Gulf of Mexico.

Alvarado extends over 840 km ². In 2000, there were 22608 residents in the city.

In pre-Hispanic times, the city Atlizintla said. In 1518 the conquistador Pedro de Alvarado entered the place Atlizintla and named after the city and the river itself In 1563, Juan de Sahagún built the port of Alvarado and allowed larger vessels applying.

The main products that go from Alvarado from all over the world, are coffee, fruit and sugar. The economy of this region focused on fishing and agriculture.