Alto Lucero
Alto Lucero (formally: Alto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios) is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located at 19°37′N 96°44′W, some 35 km from state capital Xalapa. The Laguna Verde nuclear power plant, Mexico's only such facility,
was built near the town of Punta Limón in Alto Lucero municipality during the 1970s.
Alto Lucero Municipality | |
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Top: Palma Sola Beach; Middle: Alto Lucero Downtown, Cerrillos de Diaz; Bottom: Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Station, Boca Andrea Beach | |
Alto Lucero Municipality Location in Mexico Alto Lucero Municipality Alto Lucero Municipality (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 19°37′29″N 96°44′03″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Vicente Aguilar Castillo (PT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 647.9 km2 (250.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 591 m (1,939 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 28,184 |
| • Density | 43.5/km2 (113/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 5,243 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 91460 |
| Website | (in Spanish) |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27,331 | — |
| 2000 | 27,188 | −0.5% |
| 2005 | 25,893 | −4.8% |
| 2010 | 28,017 | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 28,922 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 28,184 | −2.6% |
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