Rosamorada

[1] Most of the population is still rural with the major settlements being Rosamorada with 3,393 inhabitants; San Vicente with 4,556; Los Pericos with 2,441; Chilapa with 2,277; Pimientillo with 1,824 and El Tamarindo with 1,544.Rosamorada got its name from the existence of a leafy tree of purple flowers called "clavellina" once found in the center of the town.[1] The economy is primarily agricultural with the main crops being beans, chilli, rice, melons, and watermelon.The western part of the municipality is composed of mangrove swamps with several large freshwater lagoons formed by the Bejuco, San Juan and San Pedro rivers, the latter being the southern boundary with the municipalities of El Nayar, Ruíz, and Tuxpan.The eastern part of the municipality consists of foothills gradually climbing to the Sierra Madre Occidental.
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