Veracruz

Summary

Veracruz is a city^[1]. Veracruz draws 194 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #557 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Veracruz is located in Veracruz municipality^[3].
• Veracruz is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Veracruz's image is recorded as 15-07-14-Landschaft-zwischen-Mexico-und-Golfküste-RalfR-WMA 0473.jpg^[5].
• Veracruz's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Veracruz's instance of is recorded as port city^[7].
• Veracruz's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Veracruz's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[9].
• Veracruz's coat of arms image is recorded as Escudo Vera Cruz Plus Ultra Ch.png^[10].
• Veracruz's founder is recorded as Hernán Cortés^[11].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami-Dade County^[12].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Jose^[13].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cádiz^[14].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tampa^[15].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Valencia^[16].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santos^[17].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco de Campeche^[18].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oviedo^[19].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xalapa^[20].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mobile^[21].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laredo^[22].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Callao^[23].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quetzaltenango^[24].
• Veracruz's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121082373^[25].
• Veracruz's GND ID is recorded as 4672198-8^[26].
• Veracruz's locator map image is recorded as Mexico Veracruz Veracruz location map.svg^[27].

Body

Geography

Veracruz is in the country of Mexico^[4]. Veracruz is located in Veracruz municipality^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Veracruz's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+78.815'}^[28]. Veracruz's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[29]. Veracruz's population is recorded as {'amount': '+428323'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], port city^[7], big city^[8], and locality of Mexico^[9].

History and Context

+1519-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Veracruz^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Veracruz include 26857 Veracruz^[32], an asteroid^[33].

Why It Matters

Veracruz draws 194 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #557 of 5,534).^[2] Veracruz has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Veracruz is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Veracruz include 26857 Veracruz^[32], an asteroid^[33].