Rosamorada
Encyclopedia
Rosamorada is a municipality
of the state of Nayarit
in Mexico
. It is located in the extreme north of the state. The area of the municipality is 2,073 km² and the population was 32, 217 in 2005, showing a significant decrease from 1980 when it was 34,695. Most of the population is still rural with the major settlements being Rosamorada with 3,393 inhabitants; San Vicente with 4,556; Los Pericos with 2,441; Chilapa
with 2,277; Pimientillo with 1,824 and El Tamarindo with 1,544.
Rosamorada takes its name from the existence of a leafy tree of purple flowers called "clavellina" once found in the center of the town.
The economy is primarily agricultural with the main crops being beans, chile, rice, melons, and watermelon. There is also significant fishing and shrimp raising in the lagoons adjacent to the Pacific Ocean.
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
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of the state of Nayarit
Nayarit
Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.It is located in Western Mexico...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It is located in the extreme north of the state. The area of the municipality is 2,073 km² and the population was 32, 217 in 2005, showing a significant decrease from 1980 when it was 34,695. Most of the population is still rural with the major settlements being Rosamorada with 3,393 inhabitants; San Vicente with 4,556; Los Pericos with 2,441; Chilapa
Chilapa, Nayarit
Chilapa is a settlement in the municipality of Rosamorada in the state of Nayarit, Mexico, 80 kilometres north of Tepic, on national highway number 15...
with 2,277; Pimientillo with 1,824 and El Tamarindo with 1,544.
Rosamorada takes its name from the existence of a leafy tree of purple flowers called "clavellina" once found in the center of the town.
The economy is primarily agricultural with the main crops being beans, chile, rice, melons, and watermelon. There is also significant fishing and shrimp raising in the lagoons adjacent to the Pacific Ocean.
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
El Nayar
El Nayar is a municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population was 30,551 in 2005 in a total area of 5,100 km². The municipal seat of Jesús María had a population of 1,520 in 2005. El Nayar is the home of the Huichol and the Cora Indians....
, Ruíz
Ruiz, Nayarit
Ruiz is a municipality and the municipal seat of the same located in the north of the Mexican state of Nayarit.-Origin of the name:The name was given to honor General Mariano Ruiz Montañés , soldier of the Mexican Revolution and last political leader of the territory of Tepic, who lived in and...
, and Tuxpan
Tuxpan, Nayarit
Tuxpan, is a both a municipality and municipal seat in the Mexican state of Nayarit. It is located in the west of the state and has boundaries with the municipalities of Rosamorada in the north, Santiago Ixcuintla in the south and west, and Ruiz in the east....
. The eastern part of the municipality consists of foothills gradually climbing to the Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico.-Setting:The range runs north to south, from just south of the Sonora–Arizona border southeast through eastern Sonora, western Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes to Guanajuato, where it joins...
.
External links
- See http://www.maps-of-mexico.com/nayarit-state-mexico/nayarit-state-mexico-map-b1.shtml for a detailed map.