Veracruz

For ither uises, see Veracruz (disambiguation).

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Spaingie pronunciation: [beɾaˈkɾuz ðe iɣˈnasjo ðe la ˈʎaβe]), offeecially Free an Sovereign State o Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Spaingie: Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is ane o the 31 states that, alang wi the Federal Destrict, comprise the 32 federative entities o Mexico. It is dividit in 212 municipalities an its caipital ceety is Xalapa-Enríquez.

Veracruz
State
Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Banner Seal
Motto(s):  Plus Ultra (Beyond)
Anthem: Himno Veracruzano
State o Veracruz athin Mexico
Coordinates: 19°26′05″N 96°22′59″W
Kintra	Mexico
Caipital	Xalapa-Enríquez
Lairgest Ceety	Veracruz
Largest Metro Aurie	Tampico (pairt o Tamaulipas an aw)
Admission	22 December 1823[1][2]
Order	7t
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Javier Duarte
• Senators[3]	Dante Delgado Arturo Herviz Reyes Juan Bueno Torio
• Deputies[4]	Federal Deputies • Ricardo Ahued • José Luis Álvarez • Antonio Benítez Lucho • Nicolás Callejas • Patricio Chirinos • Felipe Flores Espinosa • Víctor Flores Morales • Francisco Herrera • Fidel Kuri Grajales • Silvio Lagos • Luis Antonio Martínez • Genaro Mejía • Nely Edith Miranda • Daniela Nadal • María Isabel Pérez • Sergio Quiroz Cruz • Adela Robles • Rafael Rodríguez • María Esther Terán • José Francisco Yunes • Óscar Saúl Castillo • Leandro García • Miguel Martín López • Alba Méndez Herrera • Silvia Isabel Monge • Julio Saldaña Morán • Fernando Santamaría • Bernardo Téllez • Adriana Sarur
Area [5]
• Total	71820 km2 (27,730 sq mi)
	Rankit 11t
Highest elevation [6]	5610 m (18,410 ft)
Population  (2010)[7]
• Total	7,643,194
• Rank	3rd
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Density rank	10t
Demonym(s)	Veracruzano (a)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code	91-96
Aurie code	Aurie codes • 1 • 1 • 1 • 1 • 1
ISO 3166 code	MX-VER
HDI	0.793 medium Rankit 27t
GDP	US$ 29,825,093.9 th[a]
Website	Offeecial Wab Steid
^ a. The state's GDP wis 381,761,202 thoosan o pesos in 2008,[7] amunt correspondin tae 29,825,093.9 thoosan o dollars, being a dollar wirth 12.80 pesos (value o 3 Juin 2010).[8]

It is locatit in Eastren Mexico. It is bordered bi the states o Tamaulipas tae the north, San Luis Potosi an Hidalgo tae the wast, Puebla tae the soothwast, Oaxaca an Chiapas tae the sooth an Tabasco tae the sootheast. Tae the east, Veracruz haes a significant share o coastline on the Guwf o Mexico.

The state is notit for its mixed ethnic an lairge indigenous populations. Its cuisine reflects the mony cultural influences that hae come through the state acause o the importance o the port o Veracruz.

In addition tae the caipital ceety, the state's lairgest ceeties include Veracruz, Coatzacoalcos, Córdoba, Minatitlán, Poza Rica, Boca Del Río an Orizaba.

Etymology

The full name o the state is Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave. Veracruz wis namit efter the ceety o Veracruz (in Inglis an Scots, literally: "True Cross"), which wis originally called the Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz. The suffix is in honor o Ignacio de la Llave y Segura Zevallos (1818–1863), who wis the govrenor o Veracruz frae 1861 tae 1862. The state’s seal wis authorizit bi the state legislatur in 1954, adaptin the ane uised for the port o Veracruz.^[9]