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Guadalupe Victoria, Puebla

Coordinates: 19°17′00″N 97°20′00″W / 19.28333°N 97.33333°W / 19.28333; -97.33333
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Guadalupe Victoria Municipality
Municipality
Official seal of Guadalupe Victoria Municipality
Guadalupe Victoria Municipality is located in Mexico
Guadalupe Victoria Municipality
Guadalupe Victoria Municipality
Coordinates: 19°17′00″N 97°20′00″W / 19.28333°N 97.33333°W / 19.28333; -97.33333
Country Mexico
StatePuebla
Area
 • Total239.83 km2 (92.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)Municipality
 • Total15,041
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Website(in Spanish)

Guadalupe Victoria Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla. According to the National Statistics Institute (INEGI), it had a population of 15,041 inhabitants in the 2005 census. Its total area is 239.83 km². It is named after Guadalupe Victoria, the first president of Mexico.

Its geographical coordinates are 19° 17′ North, and 97° 20′ West. Its average altitude is 2,440 metres (8,005 ft) above sea level. Its highest elevation is the rhyolitic twin dome volcano Las Derrumbadas (3480 m).

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