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'''Vega de Alatorre ''' is a [[Municipalities of Veracruz|municipality]] located in the central zone in the [[List of states of Mexico|Mexican state]] of [[Veracruz]], about 60&nbsp;km from the state capital, [[Xalapa]]. It has an area of 310.92 km<sup>2</sup>. It is located at {{coord|20|01|43.5065|N|96|38|44.0459|W|}}.

In 2017, the total population of the municipality of Vega de Alatorre was 20,490.

==Geography== The municipality of ''' Vega de Alatorre ''' is bordered to the north by [[Nautla]], to the east by [[Gulf of Mexico]], to the south by [[Juchique de Ferrer]] and [[Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios]] and to the west by [[Misantla (municipality)|Misantla]].<ref name="e-local">{{cite web|url= http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/municipios/30192a.htm |title=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Vega de Alatorre |publisher=Gobierno Estatal|language=es|access-date=2009-06-17}}</ref>

==Economy== It produces principally [[maize]], [[beans]], [[watermelon]], [[green chile]], [[banana]], and [[orange fruit]].

==Notable people== *[[Rafael Hernández Ochoa]], Governor of Veracruz from 1974-1980.

==References== {{reflist|1}}

== External links ==

* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.vegadealatorre.gob.mx Municipal Official webpage] * {{in lang|es}} [http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=vegadealatorre.pdf Municipal Official Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325113559/http://portal.veracruz.gob.mx/portal/page?_pageid=153,4493464&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&municipio=vegadealatorre.pdf |date=2012-03-25 }}

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