Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

is a state in central eastern

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

that is divided into 212

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

. According to the 2020 Mexican 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 tax A property tax (whose rate is expressed as a percentage or per mille, also called ''millage'') is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property.In the OECD classification scheme, tax on property includes "taxes on immovable property or Wealth t ...

es 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

, 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

File:Veracruz.jpg, alt=Veracruz port,

, largest municipality by population in Veracruz File:PARQUE_DE_LA_SEÑORIA.jpg, alt=Señoría Park, Xalapa, Xalapa, capital and second largest municipality by population File:Puente Coatzacoalcos II.jpg, alt=Coatzacoalcos II Bridge, Coatzacoalcos is the third largest municipality by population. File:Palacio_municipal_de_Córdoba,_Veracruz_02.jpg, alt=City Hall, Córdoba, Córdoba, fourth largest municipality by population File:Centro de Poza Rica, Veracruz.jpg, alt=skyline of Poza Rica, Poza Rica is the fifth largest municipality by population. File:San-Andrés-Tuxtla_Veracruz-0001IR.jpg, alt=Cathedral of Saint Joseph and Saint Andrew and nearby square, San Andrés Tuxtla is the sixth largest municipality by population. File:Vista_del_centro_histórico_de_Papantla.JPG, alt=View of the city of Papantla, Papantla the seventh largest municipality by population

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External links

Directory of Municipalities
(Veracruz State Govt.)
Excel file of all Municipalities & Localidades (SHP available for payment
{{Portal bar, Mexico