Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

is a

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in central eastern

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that is divided into 212

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

. According to the 2020 Mexican

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, it is the fourth most populated state with inhabitants and the 11th largest by land area spanning . Municipalities in Veracruz are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917

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. Every four years, citizens elect a

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(Spanish: ''presidente municipal'') by a

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system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (''ayuntamiento'') responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (''regidores y síndicos''). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income. The largest municipality by population is

, with 607,209 residents (7.53% of the state's total), while the smallest is Landero y Coss with 1,543 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Las Choapas which spans , and the smallest is

Oteapan Oteapan is a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is in south-east zone of the State of Veracruz, about 394 km from state capital Xalapa. It has an area of 27.97 km2. It is located at . The municipality of Oteapan is delimited to the north by Chi ...

with . The newest municipalities were created in 2003: San Rafael and

Santiago Sochiapan Santiago Sochiapan is a municipality located in the south of the Papaloapan zone in the central zone of the State of Veracruz, about 240 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 40.04 km2. It is located at . The name comes from the ...

Municipalities

File:Veracruz.jpg, alt=Veracruz port,

, largest municipality by population in Veracruz File:PARQUE_DE_LA_SEÑORIA.jpg, alt=Señoría Park, Xalapa,

Xalapa Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which ...

, capital and second largest municipality by population File:Puente Coatzacoalcos II.jpg, alt=Coatzacoalcos II Bridge,

Coatzacoalcos Coatzacoalcos () is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, mostly on the western side of the Coatzacoalcos River estuary, on the Bay of Campeche, on the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. The city serves as the munic ...

is the third largest municipality by population. File:Palacio_municipal_de_Córdoba,_Veracruz_02.jpg, alt=City Hall, Córdoba, Córdoba, fourth largest municipality by population File:Centro de Poza Rica, Veracruz.jpg, alt=skyline of Poza Rica,

Poza Rica Poza Rica (), formally: Poza Rica de Hidalgo is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its name means "rich well/pond". It is often thought that the name came to be because it was a place known for its abundance ...

is the fifth largest municipality by population. File:San-Andrés-Tuxtla_Veracruz-0001IR.jpg, alt=Cathedral of Saint Joseph and Saint Andrew and nearby square,

San Andrés Tuxtla San Andrés Tuxtla is a city and municipality in the south of the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is the largest in the Los Tuxtlas region. It was founded after an eruption of the San Martín Volcano pushed people into this valley during the ea ...

is the sixth largest municipality by population. File:Vista_del_centro_histórico_de_Papantla.JPG, alt=View of the city of Papantla,

Papantla Papantla () is a city and municipality located in the north of the state of Veracruz, Mexico, in the Sierra Papanteca range and on the Gulf of Mexico. The city was founded in the 13th century by the Totonacs and has dominated the Totonacapan regio ...

the seventh largest municipality by population

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References

External links

Directory of Municipalities
(Veracruz State Govt.)
Excel file of all Municipalities & Localidades (SHP available for payment
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