Veracruz, Veracruz
municipality of Veracruz, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The city of Veracruz is an important port city on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It has a population of 444,438 in the city according to the 2005 census.[2]
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Veracruz
Puerto de Veracruz | |
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City and municipality | |
Heroica ciudad y puerto de Veracruz | |
Coordinates: 19°11′25″N 96°09′12″W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Veracruz |
Municipality | Veracruz |
Established | 22 April 1519[1] (505 years ago) |
Founded as | Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz |
Founded by | Hernán Cortés |
Government | |
• Municipal President | Fernando Yunes Márquez (PAN) (PRD) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• City and municipality | 552,156 |
• Urban | 520,708 |
• Metro | 702,394 (metro) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Website | veracruzmunicipio.gob.mx |
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