Veracruz

Summary

Veracruz is a city^[1]. Veracruz draws 2,643 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 instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Veracruz's instance of is recorded as port city^[6].
• Veracruz's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Veracruz's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[8].
• Veracruz's founder is recorded as Hernán Cortés^[9].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami-Dade County^[10].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Jose^[11].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cádiz^[12].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tampa^[13].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Valencia^[14].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Santos^[15].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco de Campeche^[16].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oviedo^[17].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xalapa^[18].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mobile^[19].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laredo^[20].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Callao^[21].
• Veracruz's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quetzaltenango^[22].
• Veracruz's postal code is recorded as 91690–91969^[23].
• Veracruz's Commons category is recorded as Veracruz City^[24].
• Veracruz's local dialing code is recorded as 229^[25].
• January 1, 1519 marks the founding of Veracruz^[26].
• Veracruz's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 19.190277777778, 'longitude': -96.153333333333}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Veracruz covers an area of {'amount': '+78.815'}^[28]. Veracruz sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+10'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+428323'}^[30], {'amount': '+8062579'}^[31], and {'amount': '+405952'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], port city^[6], big city^[7], and locality of Mexico^[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1519 marks the founding of Veracruz^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Veracruz include 26857 Veracruz^[33], an asteroid^[34].

Why It Matters

Veracruz draws 2,643 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.^[35] Veracruz is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Veracruz include 26857 Veracruz^[33], an asteroid^[34].