| Municipalities of Veracruz | |
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| Category | Second-level administrative divisions |
| Location | State of Veracruz |
| Found in | Mexico |
| Created by | Constitution of 1824 Constitution of 1857 Constitution of 1917 |
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| Number | 212 |
| Populations | 1543–607,209 (Landero y Coss–Veracruz) |
| Areas | 4.6–3,508.9 km2 (1.78–1,354.79 sq mi) (Oteapan–Las Choapas) |
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Veracruz is a state in central eastern Mexico that is divided into 212 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the fourth most populated state with 8,062,579 inhabitants and the 11th largest by land area spanning 71,823.5 square kilometres (27,731.2 sq mi).[2][3]
Municipalities in Veracruz are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[4] 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).[5] 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.[6] 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.[6]
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.[2] The largest municipality by land area is Las Choapas which spans 3,508.90 km2 (1,354.79 sq mi), and the smallest is Oteapan with 4.60 km2 (1.78 sq mi).[3] The newest municipalities were created in 2003: San Rafael and Santiago Sochiapan.[7]
- ^ "Capítulo III: Del Territorio de los Municipios. Artículo 10". Ley Orgánica del Municipio Libre [Organic Law of the Free Municipality § Chapter III: About the Territory of the Municipalities. Article 10] (PDF) (in Spanish). Xalapa: Government of Veracruz. 22 February 2018. pp. 3–4. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ a b "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Veracruz" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Article 115) (in Spanish). 1917. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9264015329.
- ^ a b International Business Publications (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Estado de Veracruz División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1517-0.