Veracruz metropolitan area

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
Zona Metropolitana de Veracruz
Aerial view of Veracruz metro area
Aerial view of Veracruz metro area
Seal of the Municipality of Veracruz
CountryMexico
StateVeracruz
Core cityVeracruz (city)
Municipalities
List
Area
 • Total1,888.8 km2 (729.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total939,046
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Zona Centro = U.S. CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (Zona Centro = U.S. CST)
LADA229

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 edit

The 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 edit

The 15 largest localidades are:

Localidad Municipio Population
Veracruz (localidad, Veracruz mun.)[2] Veracruz
405,952
Veracruz (localidad, Boca del Río mun.)[3] Boca del Río
132,011
Valente Díaz[4] Veracruz
36,818
Fraccionamiento Puente Moreno[5] Medellín
34,913
Lomas de Río Medio Cuatro Veracruz
20,849
Alvarado[6] Alvarado
20,797
Fraccionamiento Geovillas los Pinos[7] Veracruz
16,855
Las Amapolas[8] Veracruz
15,076
Hacienda Sotavento Veracruz
11,583
El Tejar[9] Medellín
11,144
Los Torrentes[10] Veracruz
10,870
Boca del Río[11] Boca del Río
9,988
Colinas de Santa Fe[12] Veracruz
9,205
Fraccionamiento Arboledas San Ramón[13] Medellín
8,894
Valle Alto Veracruz
6,688

Gallery edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ INEGI - Delimitación de las Zonas Metropolitanas de México 2010.
  2. ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 24 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 24 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 24 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Catálogo Localidades". SEDESOL. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  9. ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de El Tejar". Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  10. ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de Los Torrentes". Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  11. ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de Boca del Río". Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  12. ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de Colinas de Santa Fe". Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  13. ^ "SEDESOL - Localidad de Fraccionamiento Arboledas San Ramón". Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2023-12-12.