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(Redirected from Valparaiso, Zacatecas) City in the Mexican state of Zacatecas City in Zacatecas, Mexico
Valparaíso, Zacatecas
City
Ciudad de Valparaíso
The town square located in front of the mayor's office.The town square located in front of the mayor's office.
Coat of arms of Valparaíso, ZacatecasCoat of arms
Nickname: Spanish: El valle (English: The valley)
Valparaíso, Zacatecas is located in ZacatecasValparaíso, ZacatecasValparaíso, ZacatecasShow map of ZacatecasValparaíso, Zacatecas is located in MexicoValparaíso, ZacatecasValparaíso, ZacatecasShow map of Mexico
Coordinates: 22°46′N 103°34′W / 22.767°N 103.567°W / 22.767; -103.567
Country Mexico
StateZacatecas
FoundationDecember 8, 1568
Government
 • MayorJorge Torres Mercado
Elevation1,890 m (6,200 ft)
Population
 • Total12 919
 • DemonymValparaisense
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Valparaíso (Spanish pronunciation: [balpaɾaˈiso]) is a city in the north central Mexican state of Zacatecas.

Geography

It is located at 22°46′0″N 103°34′0″W / 22.76667°N 103.56667°W / 22.76667; -103.56667 on the interior plateau, 70 mi/113 km E of the city of Zacatecas, at an elevation of 6200 ft/1890m.

History

Valparaíso was first a village and then hacienda along with the San Mateo and a few others formed the extensive county of Valparaíso, property of the counts of the same title one of them Don Fernando de la Campa y Cos, was a very rich man also involved in philanthropy building infrastructure for the Catholic Church. Later in 1824, Valparaiso becomes a municipality. On March 13, 1845, Valparaíso was declared a villa and in 1918 it became an independent municipality in accord with the Mexican constitution.

Economy

Valparaíso is an agricultural center for corn, wheat, chickpeas, alfalfa, chiles and beef, pork, sheep, and goat.

Notable people

Twin towns

References

  1. i.e.: "City of Valparaíso"
  2. "Principales resultados por localidad 2010 (ITER)" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. 2010. Retrieved 2013-03-23.

External links

Media related to Valparaíso at Wikimedia Commons

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