Rosamorada (municipality)
Etymology
Rosamorada got its name from the existence of a leafy tree of purple flowers called "clavellina" once found in the center of the town.
Economy
The economy is primarily agricultural with the main crops being beans, chilli, rice, melons, and watermelon. There is also significant fishing and shrimp raising in the lagoons adjacent to the Pacific Ocean.
Language
About 17.4% of Rosamorada's population, or 5,840 people aged 3 and older, speak at least one Indigenous language. The most common languages are Cora, spoken by 5,413 people, followed by Huichol (341 speakers) and Southern Tepehuano (64 speakers).
The majority of the population speaks Spanish, as it is Mexico's native language.
Geography
The western part of the municipality is composed of mangrove swamps with several large freshwater lagoons formed by the Bejuco, San Juan and San Pedro rivers, the latter being the southern boundary with the municipalities of El Nayar, Ruíz, and Tuxpan. The eastern part of the municipality consists of foothills gradually climbing to the Sierra Madre Occidental.
References
- ^ Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México - Nayarit Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine E-Gov, Mexico. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Rosamorada: Economía, empleo, equidad, calidad de vida, educación, salud y seguridad pública | Data México". Secretaria de Economia - Mexico. January 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
External links
- See Nayarit, Mexico map, N.W. Section 6/16 for a detailed map.