Veracruz
federal state of Mexico
(Redirected from Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave)
Veracruz is one of the 32 states of Mexico. It is located in east Mexico.
State of Veracruz
Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Veracruz | |
| Motto: "Estado próspero"[1] | |
 Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°11′N 96°08′W / 19.19°N 96.14°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Capital | Xalapa |
| Municipalities | 212 |
| Largest City | Veracruz |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Cuitláhuac García Jiménez (MORENA) |
| • Federal Deputies | MORENA: 6 PAN: 11 PRD: 2 Convergencia: 2 |
| • Federal Senators | PRD: 1 PAN: 1 Convergencia: 1 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71,699 km2 (27,683 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 7,110,214 (Ranked 3rd) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| HDI (2004) | 0.7457 - medium Ranked 28th |
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-VER |
| Postal abbr. | Ver. |
References
change- ↑ (in Spanish) Veracruz State government This is the motto used by the current State administration
