The Veracruz metropolitan area (Zona metropolitana de Veracruz, ZMV) is a metropolitan area in Veracruz (state), Mexico formed by the city of Veracruz and its Veracruz municipality and five other municipalities.
Veracruz metropolitan area | ||
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| Zona Metropolitana de Veracruz (Spanish) | ||
 Aerial view of Veracruz Metropolitan Area | ||
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 Interactive Map of Veracruz Metropolitan Area
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| Country |  Mexico | |
| State |  Veracruz | |
| Principal city | Veracruz | |
| Other cities | - Boca del Río - Medellín - Alvarado - Jamapa - Manlio Fabio Altamirano | |
| Area | ||
• Total | 1,888.8 km2 (729.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020) | ||
• Total | 939,046 | |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) | |
According to the 2020 Census by the INEGI and published in 2021, the Veracruz metropolitan area had 939,046 inhabitants, the twentieth largest in Mexico, and in the most populated of the state of Veracruz.[1] It fits to stand out that it presents a populational growth sustained #turn an axis of the region, since it considers him like the most important of the State of Veracruz and also of the Gulf of Mexico.
Component municipios and localidades
editThe metropolitan area consists of 6 municipalities, roughly equivalent to U.S. counties in that they each contain multiple (localidades, places) such as cities, towns, and villages.
| Municipality |
|---|
| Veracruz |
| Boca del Río |
| Medellín |
| Alvarado |
| Jamapa |
| Manlio Fabio Altamirano |
Localidades
editThe 15 largest localidades are:
| Localidad | Municipio | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Veracruz (localidad, Veracruz mun.)[2] | Veracruz | 607,209
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| Veracruz (localidad, Boca del Río mun.)[3] | Boca del Río | 144,550
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| Valente Díaz[4] | Veracruz | 36,818
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| Fraccionamiento Puente Moreno[5] | Medellín | 34,913
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| Lomas de Río Medio Cuatro | Veracruz | 20,849
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| Alvarado[6] | Alvarado | 20,797
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| Fraccionamiento Geovillas los Pinos[7] | Veracruz | 16,855
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| Las Amapolas[8] | Veracruz | 15,076
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| Hacienda Sotavento | Veracruz | 11,583
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| El Tejar[9] | Medellín | 11,144
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| Los Torrentes[10] | Veracruz | 10,870
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| Boca del Río[11] | Boca del Río | 9,988
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| Colinas de Santa Fe[12] | Veracruz | 9,205
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| Fraccionamiento Arboledas San Ramón[13] | Medellín | 8,894
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| Valle Alto | Veracruz | 6,688
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Gallery
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Playa Villa del Mar, Veracruz -
Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho, Veracruz -
Baluarte de Santiago, Veracruz -
Teatro de la Reforma, Veracruz -
Malecón, Veracruz -
Gran Café de La Parroquia, Veracruz -
Faro de Venustiano Carranza, Veracruz -
Registro Civil, Veracruz -
Monument to the defense against the U.S. invasion of Veracruz of 1914(es) -
Palacio Federal, Veracruz -
Archives and library, Veracruz -
Los portales de Lerdo, Veracruz -
Las Atarazanas, Veracruz -
Fortaleza de San Juan de Ulúa, Veracruz -
Torre de PEMEX tower, Veracruz -
Aquarium, Veracruz -
Cathedral, Veracruz -
Veracruz airport -
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Tourist area of Veracruz -
Puente de la Amistad bridge -
Sunset and sea view in Veracruz -
Boulevard Miguel Alemán, Veracruz -
Boulevard Manuel Ávila Camacho, Veracruz -
Boca del Río city hall -
Zócalo, Boca del Río -
Malecón, Boca del Río -
Río Jamapa, Boca del Río -
Alvarado city hall -
Alvarado bridge -
Monumento a los Héroes de Sotavento and Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario in Alvarado. -
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Beach, Antón Lizardo -
Church, Antón Lizardo -
Ruins of Antón Lizardo
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ INEGI - Delimitación de las Zonas Metropolitanas de México 2010.
- ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 24 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 24 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 24 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de El Tejar". Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de Los Torrentes". Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de Boca del Río". Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de Colinas de Santa Fe". Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de Fraccionamiento Arboledas San Ramón". Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2023-12-12.