Álamo, Veracruz
Álamo | |
|---|---|
Municipality and City | |
Plaza Benito Juárez | |
| Coordinates: 20°55′00″N 97°40′30″W / 20.91667°N 97.67500°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Huasteca Baja |
| Municipality | Temapache |
| founded | 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Blanca Arminda Batalla Herver |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,236 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (-6) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www.temapache.gob.mx |
Álamo is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz that serves as the seat of the surrounding municipality of Temapache. Elevated to city status in 1973, it had 24,159 inhabitants in 2010. The city's name is derived from the many álamo trees (Platanus wrightii) growing along the Pantepec River. The main industry is orange production.