Xalapa
Xalapan Jalapa | |
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Municipality and City | |
| Xalapa-Enríquez | |
 Clockwise, from upper left: Pico de Orizaba, General Juan de la Luz Enríquez Lara tomb, Xalapa Cathedral, Centro Mayor Tower, panoramic view from the Macuiltepetl's Mountain, Olmec colossal head from Museo de Antropología de Xalapa, Araucaria sculpture. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): La Ciudad de las Flores ("The City of Flowers") | |
| Motto: Xalapa | |
  Xalapa  Xalapa  Xalapa | |
| Coordinates: 19°32′24″N 96°55′59″W / 19.54000°N 96.93306°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Founded | 1313 |
| Declared as a city | December 18, 1791 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ricardo Ahued Bardahuil (since 2022) (MORENA) |
| • Local Deputies | Tanya Carol Viveros Chávez (MORENA), Daniela Ceballos (MORENA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.4 km2 (48.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,417 m (4,649 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 488,531 |
| • Density | 3,927.8/km2 (10,173/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 443,063 |
| • Metro | 789,157 |
| • Metro density | 622.21/km2 (1,611.5/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total (Metro) | $9 billion[1] |
| • Per capita | $11,000 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| Website | www.xalapa.gob.mx |
Xalapa or Jalapa (English: /həˈlɑːpə/,[2] Spanish: [xaˈlapa] ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (IPA: [xaˈlapa enˈrikes]), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of 488,531.[3] The municipality has an area of 118.45 km2. Xalapa lies near the geographic center of the state and is the second-largest city in the state after the city of Veracruz to the southeast.
- ^ "TelluBase—Mexico Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 131.
- ^ Censo Xalapa 2020 CEEIG