Las Choapas, Veracruz
Las Choapas is a city and its surrounding municipality in the southeastern extremes of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is bordered by the municipalities of Uxpanapa, Minatitlán, Moloacán, and Agua Dulce in Veracruz, Huimanguillo in Tabasco, Cintalapa and Tecpatán in Chiapas, and Santa María Chimalapa in Oaxaca. Its major products are cattle breeding, corn, oil, fruit, sugar, and rubber. In the past it had a rice miller. It is one of the largest municipalities in Veracruz, with an area of 2,851.2 km² (1,100.85 sq mi). At the 2005 census the city had a population of 40,773 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 70,092. It is a very hot place, as temperature reaches up to 40 degrees Celsius. It has had some tornadoes in the past. It is connected to the communities of Raudales-Ocozocoautla in Chiapas through the Chiapas bridge.
Twelve bodies whose hands were tied are found along a road in Las Choapas on January 18, 2021. Witness say the men killed belonged to a family from the ejido of Aguas Frías. There are armed Grupos de Autodefensa Comunitaria (vigilantes) in Las Choapas and at least six drug cartels operate in the state.
Transportation
Since 13 September 2024, Las Choapas has been the location of a stop on Line FA, a line of the Tren Interoceánico. which opened on 13 September 2024.
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| Preceding station |  Tren Interoceánico
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| Cuichapa toward Coatzacoalcos
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Line FA | Roberto Ayala toward Pakal Ná (Palenque)
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References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Veracruz Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
- ^ "Violencia en Veracruz: abandonaron 12 cuerpos en un camino de terracería en Las Choapas". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Chacón, Jorge (September 13, 2024). "¡Amoroso recibimiento en Tabasco!; AMLO y Claudia Sheinbaun inauguran Línea FA del Tren Interoceánico". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ López, Heder (September 6, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico: iniciará venta de boletos de la línea FA Coatzacoalcos-Palenque ¿cuándo?". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ Chacón, Jorge (September 3, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico: esta es la longitud de la línea FA Coatzacoalcos-Palenque". diariodelistmo.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ López Cabrera, Heder (June 22, 2024). "Tren Interoceánico y Tren Maya se conectarán en esta fecha; listas las Líneas FA y K". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Tren Interoceánico: estas son las estaciones que atravesará la Línea FA Coatzacoalcos-Palenque". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
External links
- Municipio de Choapas Official website
- (in Spanish) Municipal Official Information
17°54′N 94°05′W / 17.900°N 94.083°W
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