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Encyclopedia: Veracruz, Veracruz

The city of Veracruz is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The metropolitan area is Mexico's second largest on the Gulf coast (after Tampico, although the municipality itself is larger than that of Tampico) and an important port on Mexico's east coast. It is located 105 km(65 mi.) along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most populous city, with a population of 444,438 in the city and 512,310 in the municipality, according to the 2005 census ^[1]. The municipality has an area of 241 km² (93.05 sq mi) and includes such outlying communities as Valente Díaz and Las Amapolas. The metropolitan area, which includes the municipalities of Boca del Río and Alvarado, had a total population of 702,394, compared to metro Tampico's total of 803,196.

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How to say "Veracruz, Veracruz" in other languages:

	(German)	Veracruz (Veracruz)
	(Spanish)	Veracruz (Veracruz)
	(French)	Veracruz (ville)
	(Italian)	Veracruz (città)

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List of seaports

States Progreso, Yucatán, Mexico Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico...

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Municipalities of Veracruz

The Mexican state of Veracruz is subdivided into 210 municipalities (municipios):         Municipality     Municipal Seat   001 Acajete Acajete 002 Acatlán Acatlán 003 Acayucan... Veracruz Veracruz 199 Villa Aldama Villa Aldama 200 Xalapa Xalapa Enríquez 201 Xico Xico...

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List of capitals of subnational entities

Estado de Mexico Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas Veracruz Veracruz Villahermosa Tabasco Zacatecas...

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