Coatzacoalcos
Sign in to saveCoatzacoalcos (; formerly known as Puerto México; ; Zapotec: ; Popoluca: ) is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, mostly on the western side of the Coatzacoalcos River estuary, on the Bay of Campeche, on the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. The city had a 2020 census population of 212,540, making it the third-largest city in the state after Veracruz and Xalapa. The municipality covers a surface area of and reported a population of 310,698 persons. The municipality population in 2015 w
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Coatzacoalcos is a city in Mexico, situated within Coatzacoalcos Municipality in the state of Veracruz. It serves as the capital of the municipality and was established in 1520. The city has a population of 319,187 and covers an area of 471,000,000. It is twinned with Villahermosa and shares a border with Pajapan.
Located at an elevation of 3 meters above sea level, the city operates in the UTC−06:00 time zone. Its postal codes range from 96380 to 96599, and the local dialing code is 921. The official name of the city is Coatzacoalcos.
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Place details
- Locality
- Coatzacoalcos
- Region
- Veracruz
- Country
- México
- Population
- 310,698
- Timezone
- America/Mexico_City
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Coatzacoalcos
- Settlement.nickname
- ('The City of Avenues')
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and municipality
- Settlement.total_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_seal
- Escudo de Coatzacoalcos.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mexico Veracruz#Mexico
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- above
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Mexico
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Mexico
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Veracruz
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Olmeca Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Coatzacoalcos
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal president
- Settlement.leader_name
- Amado Jesús Cruz Malpica MORENA
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get in
thumb|Central de Autobuses Puerto de Coatzacoalcos
Get around
Taxis are plentiful and affordable. Uber works as well.
See
Coastal Malecon - walk along a seawall fronting the Gulf of Mexico. The views at sunrise and sunset are the best in the city.
Olmec Archaeological Museum, John Sparks s/n (on the Coastal Malecon), 10ː00-18ː00 Tuesday through Sunday, closed Monday, M$10. Impressive pyramid structure houses an interesting collection of more than 1,000 artifacts from the Olmec civilization that inhabited the southern Gulf coast of Mexico over 1,000 years ago.
Jaguaroundi Ecological Park, Camino al Ejido Cangrejera 1, Coazacoalcos, Phoneː +52 921-276-9582, free admission, 09ː00-17ː00 Tuesday through Sunday (closed Monday) - environmental reserve housing hundreds of birds and more than 65 mammal species.
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography and climate
- Economy
- Demographics
- Education
- Sports
- Transportation
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
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Coatzacoalcos (; formerly known as Puerto México; ; Zapotec: ; Popoluca: ) is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, mostly on the western side of the Coatzacoalcos River estuary, on the Bay of Campeche, on the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. The city had a 2020 census population of 212,540, making it the third-largest city in the state after Veracruz and Xalapa. The municipality covers a surface area of and reported a population of 310,698 persons. The municipality population in 2015 was 319,187 a decrease of 9% over 2020.
==Etymology== Coatzacoalcos comes from a Nahuatl word meaning 'site of the Snake' or 'where the snake hides'. According to the legend, this is where the god Quetzalcoatl made his final journey to the sea in around 999 and he made his promise to return.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coatzacoalcos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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