Veracruz metropolitan area
Metropolitan Area in Veracruz, Mexico
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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 | 497.17/km2 (1,287.7/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
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
The 15 largest localidades are:
| Localidad | Municipio | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Veracruz (localidad, Veracruz mun.)[2] | Veracruz | 607,209 |
| Veracruz (localidad, Boca del Río mun.)[3] | Boca del Río | 144,550 |
| 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
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
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.
Beach, Antón Lizardo
Church, Antón Lizardo
Ruins of Antón Lizardo
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