Veracruz
federal state of Mexico
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Summary
Veracruz is a state of Mexico[1]. Veracruz draws 6,300 Wikipedia views per month (state of mexico category, ranking #9 of 32).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mexico[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Head of government: Rocío Nahle García[5]
- Capital: Xalapa[6]
- Shares border with: Puebla[7], Hidalgo[8], Tamaulipas[9], San Luis Potosí[10], Tabasco[11], Oaxaca[12], Chiapas[13]
- Named after: Ignacio de la Llave[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Acajete Municipality[15], Acatlán Municipality[16], Acayucan Municipality[17], Actopan[18], Acula[19], Acultzingo[20], Camarón de Tejeda Municipality[21], Alpatláhuac Municipality[22], Alto Lucero[23], Altotonga Municipality[24], Alvarado[25]
- Legislative body: Congress of Veracruz[26]
- Postal code: 91-96[27]
- Commons category: Veracruz[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC−06:00[29]
- Inception: 1823[30]
- Highest point: Citlaltepetl[31]
- Official website: http://www.veracruz.gob.mx/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Veracruz[33]
- Commons gallery: Veracruz[34]
- Population: 8,112,505[35]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Veracruz[36]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37]
- Official name: Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Veracruz[39]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Veracruz[40]
- Demonym: veracruzano[41]
- Category for people buried here: Q8328820[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Veracruz[43]
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Physical Characteristics
Veracruz covers an area of 71,820 km²[44]. Veracruz sits at an elevation of 300 m[45].
Why It Matters
Veracruz has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Veracruz is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]