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Colonia Úrsulo Galván

Veracruz, Mexico · North America

About Colonia Úrsulo Galván

Colonia Úrsulo Galván is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Teocelo, 54km from Pico de Orizaba.

Colonia Úrsulo Galván is a town located in Veracruz, Mexico. With a population of 1,722, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Colonia Úrsulo Galván sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Colonia Úrsulo Galván to your route.

About Colonia Úrsulo Galván

Xico (Spanish pronunciation: ['xi.ko]) is a city and municipality located in the central part of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It produces coffee, tropical fruit, wine, handicrafts, and other products. A regional special dish is their variant of mole known as Mole Xico or Xiqueño which consists of 25+ ingredients

Read more and is comparatively sweeter to other dark moles such as mole poblano due to the use of more fruits. It is 25 km from the state capital Xalapa. Every year in July, Xico has a very large bullfighting event. In 2006, Veracruz Governor Fidel Herrera attended the event. In 2011, Xico earned the designation of Pueblo Mágico from Mexico's federal tourism sector. Three kilometres outside the town is Cascada de Texolo.

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Where is Colonia Úrsulo Galván located?

Colonia Úrsulo Galván is located in Veracruz, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 19.4289 latitude, -96.9783 longitude.

What is the population of Colonia Úrsulo Galván?

Colonia Úrsulo Galván has a population of approximately 1,722 people, making it a town in Mexico.

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Quick Information

Population
1,722
Continent
North America
Country
Mexico
Region
Veracruz
Timezone
America/Mexico_City
Coordinates
19.4289, -96.9783

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Mexico

Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

Green Angels (free tourist roadside assistance on federal highways): 078.

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Worth the detour from Colonia Úrsulo Galván

3 notable places within an hour's drive.

cafe

Coatepec

Mexico's self-declared coffee capital, a Veracruz Pueblo Mágico of pastel arcades and wrought-iron balconies in the cloud-forest foothills, with roasteries and old beneficios on nearly every block.

3 km · about 5 min drive

waterfall

Xico and Cascada de Texolo

A steep Veracruz coffee town whose main draw is Cascada de Texolo, 3 km out: an 80 m fall dropping into a jungle gorge crossed by a 19th-century iron footbridge, used as a location in Romancing the Stone.

3 km · about 5 min drive

natural wonder

Pico de Orizaba

Mexico's highest peak at 5,636 m, a dormant volcano on the Puebla-Veracruz border visible from Highway 150D near Ciudad Serdán.

54 km · about 60 min drive

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Colonia Úrsulo Galván.

San Marcos de León

🇲🇽 Mexico

2 km awayPop. 7,256

Coatepec

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 53,621

Xico

🇲🇽 Mexico

3 km awayPop. 18,652

Teocelo

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 9,967

La Orduña

🇲🇽 Mexico

5 km awayPop. 1,588

Mahuixtlan

🇲🇽 Mexico

7 km awayPop. 3,794

Texin

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 1,041

La Laguna

🇲🇽 Mexico

8 km awayPop. 1,112

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