Boca del Río is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The municipal seat is the city of Boca del Río.
Boca del Río is located immediately to the south of the port of Veracruz, at 19°07' N, 96°06' W. It stands where the River Jamapa empties into the Gulf of Mexico – whence the Spanish name, which means river mouth.
The municipality covers a total area of 42.77 km² and, in the year 2000 census, reported a population of 135,804. In addition to the city of Veracruz, it also borders on the municipalities of Alvarado to the south and Medellín to the west.
History
The original Olmec inhabitants of this region were subjugated by the Aztecs during their phase of expansion toward the coast. The new arrivals named the site of the future city Tlapaquitlan in 1474.
This area comprises the entire area behind BocaDelRio Area, or the area that is by the lagoon.
BocaDelRio goes from past Paradise to the river on the seaside, and San Juan is the entire stretch from behind Belize Electricity Limited all the way to the river on the lagoon side.
Actually the land was mangrove and was acquired in 1971 the same time that the BocaDelRio was acquired.
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