State of Veracruz
Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | |
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Nickname: Veracruz | |
Motto: "Estado próspero"[1] | |
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. |
Veracruz is one of the 32 states of Mexico.