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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 .svg){kind=small} |
| • Senators[3] | Dante Delgado .svg){kind=logo} Arturo Herviz Reyes .svg){kind=logo} Juan Bueno Torio .svg){kind=small} |
| • Deputies[4] | Federal Deputies
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| Area | |
| • Total | 71820 km2 (27,730 sq mi) |
| Rankit 11t | |
| Highest elevation | 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
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| ISO 3166 code | MX-VER |
| HDI |  0.793 mediumRankit 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.
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]
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