Sotavento Region

Sotavento Region is one of the regions of Veracruz, Mexico.^[3][4]

Sotavento Region Región del Sotavento
Region
Sotavento Region in the State of Veracruz
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Largest city	Veracruz
Municipalities	12 Boca del Río Cotaxtla Jamapa La Antigua Manlio Fabio Altamirano Medellín Paso de Ovejas Puente Nacional Soledad de Doblado Tlalixcoyan Úrsulo Galván Veracruz
Area [1][2][a]
• Total	3,960.69 km2 (1,529.23 sq mi)
• Rank	8th
Lowest elevation (Gulf of Mexico)	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020)[2][a]
• Total	1,085,751
• Rank	4th
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Largest municipality by area	Tlalixcoyan 917.90 km2 (354.40 sq mi)

Geography

Sotavento Region lies on the southern Gulf Coastal Plain. Sotavento means leeward, and the region lies in the rain shadow of the coastal Sierra de Chiconquiaco, which makes it drier than the rest of Veracruz' coastal lowlands to the north and south. The Veracruz dry forests ecoregion covers much of the region.^[5]

It is bounded on the northeast by the Gulf of Mexico, on the east and south by Papaloapan Region, on the west by Mountains Region, and on the north by Capital Region.^[3]

Notes

1. Although public, some statistical information about Veracruz provided on the INEGI's website may not be conspicuously displayed and additional steps (query the database, download files) may be required to access it.