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)
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| • Total | 939,046 | |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) | |
The Veracruz metropolitan area (Zona metropolitana de Veracruz, ZMV) is a metropolitan areainVeracruz (state), Mexico formed by the city of Veracruz and its Veracruz municipality and five other municipalities.
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.
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 |
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| Veracruz |
| Boca del Río |
| Medellín |
| Alvarado |
| Jamapa |
| Manlio Fabio Altamirano |
The 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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