Veracruz
town in Veracruz Municipality, State of Veracruz, Mexico
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Summary
Veracruz is a city[1]. Veracruz draws 4,593 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #557 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Veracruz municipality[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Instance of: port city[5], big city[6], locality of Mexico[7]
- Founder: Hernán Cortés[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Miami-Dade County[9], San Jose[10], Cádiz[11], Tampa[12], Valencia[13], Santos[14], San Francisco de Campeche[15], Oviedo[16], Xalapa[17], Mobile[18], Laredo[19], Callao[20], Quetzaltenango[21]
- Postal code: 91690–91969[22]
- Commons category: Veracruz City[23]
- Local dialing code: 229[24]
- Inception: January 1, 1519[25]
- Coordinate location: 19.190277777778, -96.153333333333[26]
- Official website: https://veracruzmunicipio.gob.mx[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Veracruz (city)[28]
- Commons gallery: Veracruz, Veracruz[29]
- Population: 428,323[30], 8,062,579[31], 405,952[32]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[35], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[36]
- Capital of: Veracruz municipality[37]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Veracruz City[38]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Veracruza[39]
- Owner of: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente[40]
- Different from: Veracruz[41], Veracruz (Boca del Río)[42]
- Elevation above sea level: 10[43]
- Area: 78.815[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Veracruz include 26857 Veracruz[45], an asteroid[46].
Why It Matters
Veracruz has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Veracruz is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Veracruz include 26857 Veracruz[45], an asteroid[46].