San Rafael, Veracruz
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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San Rafael Municipality is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipal seat is San Rafael, Veracruz.
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San Rafael Municipality | |
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Coordinates: 20°11′20″N 96°51′57″W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Founded | 19th century |
Municipal Status | 2004 |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Rogelio Martin Capitaine Dominguez |
Area | |
• Municipality | 106.11 km2 (40.97 sq mi) |
Population (2005)Municipality | |
• Municipality | 29,277 |
• Seat | 6,515 |
• | 4,620 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
Postal code (of seat) | 93620 |
Website | Web site |
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The economy of the municipality is primarily based on the primary sector. It produces bananas, lime, vanilla and other agricultural products. There is also a small tourism sector based on the area's immigrant culture. In the 19th century there was a wave of settlers from eastern France. As a result of this, a type of vernacular architecture emerged in the region, sometimes called the casas de las riberas del río Nautla (riverside houses of the Nautla River).