Minatitlán (Veracruz)
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Coordinates: 17 ° 59 ′ N , 94 ° 34 ′ W Minatitlán on the map of Veracruz
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Veracruz | |
| Municipio | Minatitlán , Cosoleacaque | |
| Residents | 159,545 (2010) | |
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| height | 20 m | |
| prefix | 922 | |
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Minatitlán , colloquially Mina , is a city in the southeast of the Mexican state of Veracruz . It is known within Mexico for its refinery Refinería General Lázaro Cárdenas . In Minatitlán itself, the refinery is the main employer.
The city of Minatitlán lies on both sides of the border between the Municipios Minatitlán and Cosoleacaque . The part located in the municipality of Minatitlán is its administrative seat.
location
Minatitlán is located on the Río Coatzacoalcos in the isthmus of Tehuantepec in the southeast of Veracruz not far from the Gulf of Mexico at 20 m. The distance to Veracruz is around 300 kilometers, that to Coatzacoalcos around 30 kilometers and that to Villahermosa around 180 kilometers.
population
According to the 2010 population census, Minatitlán has 159,545 inhabitants (112,046 in the Municipio Minatitlán and 47,499 in the Municipio Cosoleacaque ), making it the fifth largest city in the state in terms of population.
traffic
automobile
Minatitlán is located directly on the Mexican MEX-180 (four-lane) motorway, which connects Minatitlán with Villahermosa. To get to Veracruz, you can choose between the toll-free coastal road via Catemaco and the MEX-145D toll highway, which runs inland.
On the highways near the toll booths, you have to reckon with permanently installed military checkpoints.
bus
Minatitlán has an ADO bus terminal with daily connections to Veracruz, Villahermosa and other important cities in the surrounding area.
plane
With its own national airport ( IATA code: MTT), Minatitlán is also connected to Mexico City and other Mexican cities by air . In addition, the bus company ADO offers shuttle buses to Villahermosa to the local Carlos Rovirosa Pérez International Airport .
economy
One of PEMEX's six Mexican oil refineries is located in Minatitlán . This brings work for the city and also several other companies in the city.
climate
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Climate diagram
Source: http://smn.cna.gob.mx/
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Flood disasters
In autumn 2008 the area of Minatitlán and Coatzacoalcos was flooded after several days of heavy rain. In Minatitlán itself, the Coatzacoalcos river flooded around half of the city, including the ADO bus terminal . On the river boulevard itself, the water near the houses reached up to the ceiling of the first floor.
In the late summer of 2010, the heavy flooding repeated itself for the second time within a few years. The heaviest rains, which brought with it greater water masses than with Hurricane Stan , led to high water levels in the entire state of Veracruz. A water level of 3.50 meters was measured in Minatitlán at the beginning of September. This is around a quarter meter more than in 2008.
sons and daughters of the town
- Meche Carreño (born 1947), actress
- Blanca Estela Pavón (1926–1949), actress
- Claudia Ramírez (* 1964), actress
Individual evidence
- ^ Catálogo de Localidades
- ^ Catálogo de Localidades
- ↑ general report on the precipitation in late summer and autumn 2008 , Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN), accessed on May 29, 2009. (Spanish)
- ↑ Report from ElGolfo.info ( memento of the original from October 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , elgolfo.info , accessed September 9, 2010. (Spanish)
