Veracruz is a state in eastern Mexico that is divided into 212 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, 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 Constitution of Mexico. Every four years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting 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 sewage), 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 Veracruz, 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 with . The newest municipalities were created in 2003: San Rafael and Santiago Sochiapan.
Municipalities
+ Municipalcode Name Municipal seat Population(2020) Population(2010) Change Land area Population density(2020) Incorporation date km2 sq mi 001AcajeteAcajete 002AcatlánAcatlán 003AcayucanAcayucan 004ActopanActopan 005AculaAcula 006AcultzingoAcultzingo 204Agua DulceAgua Dulce 160Álamo TemapacheÁlamo 008AlpatláhuacAlpatláhuac 009Alto LuceroAlto Lucero de Gutiérrez Barrios 010Altotonga Altotonga 011AlvaradoAlvarado 012Amatitlán Amatitlán 014Amatlán de los Reyes Amatlán de los Reyes 015Angel R. CabadaAngel R. Cabada 017ApazapanApazapan 018AquilaAquila 019AstacingaAstacinga 020AtlahuilcoAtlahuilco 021AtoyacAtoyac 022AtzacanAtzacan 023AtzalánAtzalán 025AyahualulcoAyahualulco 026BanderillaBanderilla 027Benito Juárez Benito Juárez 028Boca del RíoBoca del Río 029CalcahualcoCalcahualco 007Camarón de Tejeda Camarón de Tejeda 030Camerino Z. Mendoza Ciudad Mendoza 208Carlos A. CarrilloCarlos A. Carrillo 031Carrillo Puerto Tamarindo 157Castillo de TeayoCastillo de Teayo 032CatemacoCatemaco 033CazonesCazones de Herrera 034Cerro AzulCerro Azul 054ChacaltianguisChacaltianguis 055ChalmaChalma 056ChiconamelChiconamel 057Chiconquiaco Chiconquiaco 058ChicontepecChicontepec de Tejeda 059ChinamecaChinameca 060ChinampaChinampa de Gorostiza 062ChocamánChocamán 063ChontlaChontla 064Chumatlán Chumatlán 035CitlaltépetlCitlaltépetl 036CoacoatzintlaCoacoatzintla 037CoahuitlánProgreso de Zaragoza 038CoatepecCoatepec 039CoatzacoalcosCoatzacoalcos 040Coatzintla Coatzintla 041CoetzalaCoetzala 042ColipaColipa 043ComapaComapa 044CórdobaCórdoba 045CosamaloapanCosamaloapan 046CosautlánCosautlán de Carvajal 047CoscomatepecCoscomatepec de Bravo 048CosoleacaqueCosoleacaque 049CotaxtlaCotaxtla 050CoxquihuiCoxquihui 051CoyutlaCoyutla 052CuichapaCuichapa 053Cuitláhuac Cuitláhuac 205El HigoEl Higo 065Emiliano Zapata Dos Ríos 066EspinalEspinal 067Filomeno Mata Filomeno Mata 068FortínFortín de las Flores 069Gutiérrez ZamoraGutiérrez Zamora 070HidalgotitlánHidalgotitlán 071HuatuscoHuatusco 072HuayacocotlaHuayacocotla 073HueyapanHueyapan de Ocampo 074HuiloapanHuiloapan de Cuauhtémoc 075Ignacio de la Llave Ignacio de la Llave 076IlamatlánIlamatlán 077IslaIsla 078Ixcatepec Ixcatepec 079IxhuacánIxhuacán de los Reyes 083Ixhuatlán de MaderoIxhuatlán de Madero 080Ixhuatlán del Café Ixhuatlán del Café 082Ixhuatlán del Sureste Ixhuatlán del Sureste 081IxhuatlancilloIxhuatlancillo 084IxmatlahuacanIxmatlahuacan 085IxtaczoquitlánIxtaczoquitlán 086JalacingoJalacingo 088JalcomulcoJalcomulco 089JáltipanJáltipan de Morelos 090JamapaJamapa 091Jesús CarranzaJesús Carranza 093JilotepecJilotepec 169José AzuetaVilla Azueta 094Juan Rodríguez ClaraJuan Rodríguez Clara 095JuchiqueJuchique de Ferrer 016La AntiguaJosé Cardel 127La PerlaLa Perla 096Landero y CossLandero y Coss 061Las ChoapasLas Choapas 107Las MinasLas Minas 132Las VigasLas Vigas de Ramírez 097Lerdo de TejadaLerdo de Tejada 137Los ReyesLos Reyes 098MagdalenaMagdalena 099MaltrataMaltrata 100Manlio Fabio AltamiranoManlio Fabio Altamirano 101Mariano EscobedoMariano Escobedo 102Martínez de la TorreMartínez de la Torre 103MecatlánMecatlán 104MecayapanMecayapan 105MedellínMedellín 106MiahuatlánMiahuatlán 108MinatitlánMinatitlán 109MisantlaMisantla 110MixtlaMixtla de Altamirano 111MoloacánMoloacán 206NanchitalNanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas del Río 112NaolincoNaolinco de Victoria 113NaranjalNaranjal 13Naranjos Amatlán Naranjos 114NautlaNautla 115NogalesNogales 116OlutaOluta 117OmealcaOmealca 118OrizabaOrizaba 119OtatitlánOtatitlán 120OteapanOteapan 121OzuluamaOzuluama de Mascareñas 122PajapanPajapan 123PánucoPánuco 124PapantlaPapantla de Olarte 126Paso de OvejasPaso de Ovejas 125Paso del MachoPaso del Macho 128PerotePerote 129Platón SánchezPlatón Sánchez 130Playa VicentePlaya Vicente 131Poza RicaPoza Rica de Hidalgo 133Pueblo ViejoCiudad Cuauhtémoc 134Puente NacionalPuente Nacional 135Rafael DelgadoRafael Delgado 136Rafael LucioRafael Lucio 138Río BlancoRío Blanco 139SaltabarrancaSaltabarranca 140San Andrés TenejapanSan Andrés Tenejapan 141San Andrés TuxtlaSan Andrés Tuxtla 142San Juan EvangelistaSan Juan Evangelista 211San RafaelSan Rafael 212 Santiago SochiapanXochiapa 212Santiago TuxtlaSantiago Tuxtla 144SayulaSayula de Alemán 146SochiapaSochiapa 145SoconuscoSoconusco 147Soledad AtzompaSoledad Atzompa 148Soledad de DobladoSoledad de Doblado 149SoteapanSoteapan 150TamalínTamalín 151TamiahuaTamiahua 152Tampico AltoTampico Alto 153TancocoTancoco 154TantimaTantima 155TantoyucaTantoyuca 209TatahuicapanTatahuicapan de Juárez 156TatatilaTatatila 158TecolutlaTecolutla 159TehuipangoTehuipango 161TempoalTempoal 162TenampaTenampa 163TenochtitlánTenochtitlán 164TeoceloTeocelo 165TepatlaxcoTepatlaxco 166TepetlánTepetlán 167TepetzintlaTepetzintla 168TequilaTequila 170TexcatepecTexcatepec 171TexhuacánTexhuacán 172TexistepecTexistepec 173TezonapaTezonapa 174Tierra BlancaTierra Blanca 175TihuatlánTihuatlán 180TlachichilcoTlachichilco 176TlacojalpanTlacojalpan 177TlacolulanTlacolulan 178TlacotalpanTlacotalpan 179TlacotepecTlacotepec de Mejía 181TlalixcoyanTlalixcoyan 182TlalnelhuayocanTlalnelhuayocan 024Tlaltetela Tlaltetela 183TlapacoyanTlapacoyan 184TlaquilpaTlaquilpa 185TlilapanTlilapan 186TomatlánTomatlán 187TonayánTonayán 188TotutlaTotutla 207Tres VallesTres Valles 189TuxpanTúxpam de Rodriguez Cano 190TuxtillaTuxtilla 191Úrsulo GalvánÚrsulo Galván 210UxpanapaPoblado 10 192Vega de AlatorreVega de Alatorre 193VeracruzVeracruz 194Villa AldamaVilla Aldama 087XalapaXalapa-Enríquez 092XicoXico 195XoxocotlaXoxocotla 196YangaYanga 197YecuatlaYecuatla 198ZacualpanZacualpan 199ZaragozaZaragoza 200ZentlaColonia Manuel González 201ZongolicaZongolica 202ZontecomatlánZontecomatlán de López y Fuentes 203ZozocolcoZozocolco de Hidalgo Veracruz — — Mexico — —
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References
External links Directory of Municipalities (Veracruz State Govt.) Excel file of all Municipalities & Localidades (SHP available for payment