Veracruz, Veracruz
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Veracruz, offeecially kent as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port ceety an municipality on the Guwf o Mexico in the Mexican state o Veracruz. The ceety is locatit in the central pairt o the state.[2] Locatit 90 km (56 mi) alang Federal Heich-gate 140 frae the state caipital Xalapa, it is the state's maist muckle ceety. The ceety's population is greater than the municipality's population, syne pairt o the ceety extends intae neebourin Boca del Río Municipality. At the 2010 census, the ceety haed 554,830 inhabitants, 428,323 in Veracruz Municipality an 126,507 in Boca del Río Municipality.[3] Veracruz is Mexico’s auldest, lairgest, an historically maist significant port syne European colonization.[2][4][5]
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Veracruz Puerto de Veracruz | |
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Ceety an municipality | |
Coordinates: 19°11′25″N 96°09′12″W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Municipality | Veracruz |
Established | 22 Aprile 1519[1] |
Govrenment | |
• Municipal Preses | Carolina Gudiño Corro (PRI) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Ceety an municipality | 552,156 |
• Urban | 520,708 |
• Metro | 702,394 (metro) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Website | www.veracruz-puerto.gob.mx/ |
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