Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
The Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (Eje Volcánico Transversal), also known as the Transvolcanic Belt and locally as the Sierra Nevada (Snowy Mountain Range), is a volcanic belt that covers central-southern Mexico.
Latitude and longitude of Río Blanco
Satellite map of Río Blanco
Río Blanco is a municipality located in the montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 140 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 24.68 km2. It is located at WikiMiniAtlas18°50′N 97°09′W / 18.833°N 97.150°W / 18.833; -97.150. The Decree of June 8, 1899 ordained that Tenango's municipal head-board create the municipality of Río Blanco designating it as Tenango de Río Blanco. In the same year French financiers initiated the construction of the largest textile factory in Latin America, which was inaugurated on October 9, 1892 by President Porfirio Díaz. One thousand seven hundred workers came to be employed at Rio Blanco, including only 60 women. See The Years with Laura Diaz by Carlos Fuentes for an account of the role of the Red Brigades at Rio Blanco as a key event in the Mexican Revolution.
Population: 39,543
Latitude: 18° 50' 21.70" N
Longitude: -97° 07' 41.84" W
Articles of interest in Río Blanco
31 Articles of interest near Río Blanco, Mexico
Show all articles in the mapOrizaba
Orizaba (Spanish [orisa'ba] ) is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 c…
Córdoba, Veracruz
Córdoba, officially known as Heroica Córdoba, is a city and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Veracruz.
Zongolica
Zongolica is a municipality located in the south zone in the State of Veracruz, about 100 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 63.34 km². It is located at (18°40′N97°00′W).
Rafael Delgado
Rafael Delgado is a municipality located in the montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 140 km from state capital Xalapa.
Río Blanco, Veracruz
Río Blanco is a municipality located in the montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 140 km from the state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 24.68 km2. It is located at (18°50′N97°09′W). The Decree of June 8, 1899 ordained that Tenango'…
Ixtaczoquitlán
Ixtaczoquitlán is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Orizaba.
Xoxocotla
Xoxocotla is a municipality located in the south zone in the State of Morelos, about 30 km from state capital Cuernavaca. It has a surface of 63.34 km2. It is located at (18°39′N97°09′W).
Tequila, Veracruz
Tequila (Spanish [teˈkila] ) is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 74.85 km2 (28.90 sq mi). It is located at (18°43′N97°04′W).
…Nogales, Veracruz
Nogales is a city in the mountainous western region of the Mexican state of Veracruz.
Tlilapan
Tlilapan is a municipality located in the central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 85 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 23.85 km2. It is located at (18°48′N97°06′W). The name comes from the language Náhuatl, that means “Black cr…
Temapache
Temapache is a municipality located in the montane central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 90 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 65.80 km2. It is located at (18°45′N97°09′W).
Soledad Atzompa
Soledad Atzompa (18°45′N97°09′W) is a village in the mountainous central zone in the State of Veracruz, about 90 km south-east of the state capital Xalapa.
Maltrata
Maltrata is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 209 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 132.43 km2.
Ixhuatlancillo
Ixhuatlancillo is in the central zone of the state of Veracruz, Mexico, about 165 km from state capital Xalapa.
Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc
Huiloapan de Cuauhtémoc in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 180 km from state capital Xalapa.
Coetzala
Coetzala in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the montane central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 90 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 26.32 km2.
Chocamán
Chocaman in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located within the State of Veracruz, about 146 km south from state capital Xalapa.