Banderilla Municipality
Municipality
Top: Banderilla Municipal Palace; Middle: Maize sculpture, San José Church; Bottom: Banderilla main plaza, Banderilla Downtown
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 19°35′00″N 96°56′00″W / 19.58333°N 96.93333°W / 19.58333; -96.93333
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))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code (of seat)	91300
Website	(in Spanish) https://www.banderilla.gob.mx/

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 / 19.583°N 96.933°W / 19.583; -96.933.

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

As 2020, the municipality had a population of 25,993 inhabitants in 29 localities.^[1] More than 87 % resides in the municipal seat, Banderilla, other localities include La Haciendita (1,265 hab.), Xaltepec (1,040 hab.), Luis Donaldo Colosio (293 hab.) and Fredepo (164 hab.)^[1].

Agriculture

It produces principally maize, sugarcane and coffee.

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.