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Xalapa
Municipality and city in Veracruz, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Xalapa or Jalapa (English: /həˈlɑːpə/,[2] Spanish: [xaˈlapa] ⓘ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (IPA: [xaˈlapa enˈrikes]), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of 488,531.[3] The municipality has an area of 118.45 km2. Xalapa lies near the geographic center of the state and is the second-largest city in the state after the city of Veracruz to the southeast.
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Xalapa
Xalapan Jalapa | |
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Municipality and City | |
Xalapa-Enríquez | |
![]() Clockwise, from upper left: Pico de Orizaba, General Juan de la Luz Enríquez Lara tomb, Xalapa Cathedral, Araucaria sculpture, Olmec colossal head from Museo de Antropología de Xalapa, Centro Mayor Tower, panoramic view from the Macuiltepetl's Mountain. | |
Nickname(s): La Ciudad de las Flores ("The City of Flowers") | |
Motto: Xalapa | |
Coordinates: 19°32′24″N 96°55′59″W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Veracruz |
Founded | 1313 |
Declared as a city | December 18, 1791 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ricardo Ahued Bardahuil (since 2022) (MORENA) |
• Local Deputies | Tanya Carol Viveros Chávez (MORENA), Daniela Ceballos (MORENA) |
Area | |
• Total | 124.4 km2 (48.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,417 m (4,649 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 488,531 |
• Density | 3,927.8/km2 (10,173/sq mi) |
• Seat | 443,063 |
• Metro | 789,157 |
• Metro density | 622.21/km2 (1,611.5/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
• Year | 2023 |
• Total (Metro) | $9 billion[1] |
• Per capita | $11,000 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Website | www.xalapa.gob.mx |
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