Veracruz metropolitan area

The Veracruz metropolitan area (Zona metropolitana de Veracruz, ZMV) is a metropolitan area in Veracruz (state), Mexico formed by the city of Veracruz and its Veracruz municipality and five other municipalities.

Veracruz metropolitan area
Metropolitan Area
Zona Metropolitana de Veracruz (Spanish)
Aerial view of Veracruz Metropolitan Area
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Interactive Map of Veracruz Metropolitan Area   City of Veracruz / Ciudad de Veracruz   Veracruz Metro Area / Zona Metropolitana
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Principal city	Veracruz
Other cities	- Boca del Río  - Medellín  - Alvarado  - Jamapa  - Manlio Fabio Altamirano
Area
• Total	1,888.8 km2 (729.3 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	939,046
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)

According to the 2020 Census by the INEGI and published in 2021, the Veracruz metropolitan area had 939,046 inhabitants, the twentieth largest in Mexico, and in the most populated of the state of Veracruz.^[1] It fits to stand out that it presents a populational growth sustained #turn an axis of the region, since it considers him like the most important of the State of Veracruz and also of the Gulf of Mexico.

Component municipios and localidades

The metropolitan area consists of 6 municipalities, roughly equivalent to U.S. counties in that they each contain multiple (localidades, places) such as cities, towns, and villages.

Municipality
Veracruz
Boca del Río
Medellín
Alvarado
Jamapa
Manlio Fabio Altamirano

Localidades

The 15 largest localidades are:

Localidad	Municipio	Population
Veracruz (localidad, Veracruz mun.)[2]	Veracruz	607,209
Veracruz (localidad, Boca del Río mun.)[3]	Boca del Río	144,550
Valente Díaz[4]	Veracruz	36,818
Fraccionamiento Puente Moreno[5]	Medellín	34,913
Lomas de Río Medio Cuatro	Veracruz	20,849
Alvarado[6]	Alvarado	20,797
Fraccionamiento Geovillas los Pinos[7]	Veracruz	16,855
Las Amapolas[8]	Veracruz	15,076
Hacienda Sotavento	Veracruz	11,583
El Tejar[9]	Medellín	11,144
Los Torrentes[10]	Veracruz	10,870
Boca del Río[11]	Boca del Río	9,988
Colinas de Santa Fe[12]	Veracruz	9,205
Fraccionamiento Arboledas San Ramón[13]	Medellín	8,894
Valle Alto	Veracruz	6,688

Gallery

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  Playa Villa del Mar, Veracruz
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  Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho, Veracruz
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  Baluarte de Santiago, Veracruz
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  Teatro de la Reforma, Veracruz
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  Malecón, Veracruz
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  Gran Café de La Parroquia, Veracruz
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  Faro de Venustiano Carranza, Veracruz
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  Registro Civil, Veracruz
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  Monument to the defense against the U.S. invasion of Veracruz of 1914^(es)
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  Palacio Federal, Veracruz
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  Archives and library, Veracruz
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  Los portales de Lerdo, Veracruz
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  Las Atarazanas, Veracruz
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  Fortaleza de San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz
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  Torre de PEMEX tower, Veracruz
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  Aquarium, Veracruz
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  Cathedral, Veracruz
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  Veracruz airport
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  Isla de Sacrificios
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  Tourist area of Veracruz
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  Puente de la Amistad bridge
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  Sunset and sea view in Veracruz
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  Boulevard Miguel Alemán, Veracruz
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  Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho, Veracruz
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  Boca del Río city hall
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  Zócalo, Boca del Río
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  Malecón, Boca del Río
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  Río Jamapa, Boca del Río
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  Alvarado city hall
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  Alvarado bridge
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  Monumento a los Héroes de Sotavento and Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Alvarado.
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  Heroica Escuela Naval Militar in Antón Lizardo
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  Beach, Antón Lizardo
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  Church, Antón Lizardo
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  Ruins of Antón Lizardo

See also

• Metropolitan areas of Mexico