User:EOZyo/sandbox/Regions of Veracruz
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Regions of Veracruz Regiones de Veracruz (Spanish) | |
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Category | Administrative region |
Location | State of Veracruz |
Found in | MEX |
Number | 10 |
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The Government of the State has divided Veracruz in 10 administrative regions (Spanish: regiones, singular región) to improve its social and economic development. All regions are composed by municipalities sharing similar historical, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
History
[edit]List of Regions
[edit]By area
[edit]Rank | Region | Area | Largest municipality | |||||
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km2 | sq mi | % of State | Name | km2 | sq mi | % of Region | ||
1
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Olmeca | 16,528.60 | 6,381.73 | 23.01% |
Las Choapas | 3,508.88 | 1,354.79 | 21.23%
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2
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Huasteca Alta | 12,086.02 | 4,666.44 | 16.83% |
Pánuco | 3,168.15 | 1,223.23 | 26.21%
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3
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Papaloapan | 10,477.02 | 4,045.20 | 14.59% |
Tierra Blanca | 1,517.86 | 586.05 | 14.49%
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4
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Huasteca Baja | 7,079.84 | 2,733.54 | 9.86% |
Álamo Temapache | 1,277.09 | 493.09 | 18.04%
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5
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Mountains | 6,034.58 | 2,329.96 | 8.4% |
Tezonapa | 522.51 | 201.74 | 8.659%
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6
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Capital | 5,322.10 | 2,054.87 | 7.41% |
Actopan | 859.46 | 331.84 | 16.149%
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7
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Totonaca | 4,275.31 | 1,650.71 | 5.95% |
Papantla | 1,456.46 | 562.34 | 34.07%
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8
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Sotavento | 3,960.69 | 1,529.23 | 5.51% |
Tlalixcoyan | 917.90 | 354.40 | 23.18%
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9
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Nautla | 3,115.49 | 1,202.90 | 4.34% |
Misantla | 523.4 | 202.1 | 16.8%
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10
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Los Tuxtlas | 2,943.82 | 1,136.62 | 4.1% |
San Andrés Tuxtla | 956.93 | 369.47 | 32.51%
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By population
[edit]Rank | Region | Population | Largest municipality | |||
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Habitants | % of state | Name | Population | % of Region | ||
1
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Mountains | 1,520,065 |
18.85% |
Córdoba | 204,721 |
13%
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2
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Capital | 1,254,238 |
15.56% |
Xalapa | 488,531 |
39%
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3
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Olmeca | 1,218,319 |
15.11% |
Coatzacoalcos | 310,698 |
26%
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4
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Sotavento | 1,085,751 |
13.47% |
Veracruz | 607,209 |
56%
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5
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Totonaca | 695,111 |
8.62% |
Poza Rica de Hidalgo | 189,457 |
27%
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6
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Huasteca Baja | 563,486 |
6.99% |
Tuxpan | 154,600 |
27%
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7
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Papaloapan | 563,063 |
6.98% |
Tierra Blanca | 95,602 |
17%
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8
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Huasteca Alta | 469,020 |
5.82% |
Tantoyuca | 99,959 |
21%
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9
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Nautla | 382,892 |
4.75% |
Martínez de la Torre | 108,842 |
28%
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10
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Los Tuxtlas | 310,634 |
3.85% |
San Andrés Tuxtla | 162,428 |
52%
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