Veracruz | |
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Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | |
Motto(s): Plus Ultra (Beyond) | |
Anthem: Himno Veracruzano | |
State o Veracruz athin Mexico | |
Coordinates: 19°26′05″N 96°22′59″W / 19.43472°N 96.38306°W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
Caipital | Xalapa-Enríquez |
Lairgest Ceety | Veracruz |
Largest Metro Aurie | Tampico (pairt o Tamaulipas an aw) |
Admission | 22 December 1823[1][2] |
Order | 7t |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Javier Duarte |
• Senators[3] | Dante Delgado Arturo Herviz Reyes Juan Bueno Torio |
• Deputies[4] | |
Area | |
• Total | 71820 km2 (27,730 sq mi) |
Rankit 11t | |
Highest elevation | 5610 m (18,410 ft) |
Population (2010)[7] | |
• Total | 7,643,194 |
• Rank | 3rd |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 10t |
Demonym(s) | Veracruzano (a) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 91-96 |
Aurie code | |
ISO 3166 code | MX-VER |
HDI | 0.793 medium Rankit 27t |
GDP | US$ 29,825,093.9 th[a] |
Website | Offeecial Wab Steid |
^ a. The state's GDP wis 381,761,202 thoosan o pesos in 2008,[7] amunt correspondin tae 29,825,093.9 thoosan o dollars, being a dollar wirth 12.80 pesos (value o 3 Juin 2010).[8] |
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Spaingie pronunciation: [beɾaˈkɾuz ðe iɣˈnasjo ðe la ˈʎaβe]), offeecially Free an Sovereign State o Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Spaingie: Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is ane o the 31 states that, alang wi the Federal Destrict, comprise the 32 federative entities o Mexico. It is dividit in 212 municipalities an its caipital ceety is Xalapa-Enríquez.
It is locatit in Eastren Mexico. It is bordered bi the states o Tamaulipas tae the north, San Luis Potosi an Hidalgo tae the wast, Puebla tae the soothwast, Oaxaca an Chiapas tae the sooth an Tabasco tae the sootheast. Tae the east, Veracruz haes a significant share o coastline on the Guwf o Mexico.
The state is notit for its mixed ethnic an lairge indigenous populations. Its cuisine reflects the mony cultural influences that hae come through the state acause o the importance o the port o Veracruz.
In addition tae the caipital ceety, the state's lairgest ceeties include Veracruz, Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Minatitlán, Poza Rica, Boca Del Río an Orizaba.