Banderilla, Veracruz
Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico
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Banderilla is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located about 9 km from the state capital, Xalapa. It has a surface area of 22.21 km2. It is located at 19°35′N 96°56′W.
Banderilla | |
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    Top: Banderilla Municipal Palace; Middle: Maize sculpture, San José Church; Bottom: Banderilla main plaza, Banderilla Downtown | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Banderilla Location in Mexico  Banderilla Banderilla (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°35′00″N 96°56′00″W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Municipal seat and largest town | Banderilla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David San Gabriel Bonilla (PRD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 1,536 m (5,039 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,993 |
| • Density | 1,310.1/km2 (3,393/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 22,760 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 91300 |
| Website | (in Spanish) https://www.banderilla.gob.mx/ |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33,798 | — |
| 2000 | 16,433 | −51.4% |
| 2005 | 19,170 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 21,546 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 24,822 | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 25,993 | +4.7% |
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Name
Tradition has it that the name alludes to a small flag (banderilla) that thieves would hoist on the summit of the hill of La Martinica as a signal to their accomplices that a valuable goods were being moved along the royal highway.[citation needed]
Geography
The municipality of Banderilla is delimited to the north and northeast by Jilotepec, to the east and the south by Xalapa, and to the southeast and west by Rafael Lucio.[2] To the municipality it is watered by tributary rivers of the Sedeño River, which in turn is a tributary of the Actopan River.
The weather in Banderilla is cold and wet all year with rains in summer and autumn.
Demographics
Agriculture
Celebrations
In Banderilla , in March takes place the celebration in honor to San José, Patron of the town, and in December takes place the celebration in honor to Virgen de Guadalupe.