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Orizaba
Sign in to saveOrizaba (, Otomi: ) is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2020 census population of 120,500 and is almost coextensive with its small municipality, with only a few small areas outside the city. The municipality, with an area of 27.97 km2 (10.799 sq mi), had a population of 123,182. While the metropolitan area of Orizaba has a population of 462,261 as 2020.
Key facts
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- Clockwise, from upper left: San Miguel de Arcángel Cathedral, Panoramic of the city from El Borrego Hill, San José de Gracia Convent, Palacio de Hierro, Orizaba City Hall, Mier y Pesado Polyforum, Orizaba cableway
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- Escudo de Armas de la Ciudad de Orizaba.svg
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- File:Mexico Veracruz Orizaba location map.svg
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- In Veracruz
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- Location in Mexico
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- Country
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- State
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- Veracruz
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- Region
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- Mountains Region
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- Municipality
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- Orizaba
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- Mayor
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- Hugo Chahín Kuri (PRI)
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 27.9
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- 2020
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- 123,182
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 4,416.7
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Orizaba
- Area
- 27.97
- Elevation
- 1242
- Official website
- www.orizaba.gob.mx
- Image
- Panoramic view of Orizaba, Veracruz 03.jpg
- Dialing code
- 272
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- Orizaba
- postal code
- 94300
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15 sectionsContents
- Naming
- Geography
- History
- Prehistory and conquest
- Colonial period
- Independence war
- Independent period
- Demographics
- Economy
- Main sights
- Monuments and buildings
- Notable Orizabeños (people from Orizaba)
- See also
- References
- External links
Orizaba (, Otomi: ) is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2020 census population of 120,500 and is almost coextensive with its small municipality, with only a few small areas outside the city. The municipality, with an area of 27.97 km2 (10.799 sq mi), had a population of 123,182. While the metropolitan area of Orizaba has a population of 462,261 as 2020.
In 2015, Orizaba earned the designation of Pueblo Mágico from Mexico's federal government and celebrated the 10-year anniversary of this designation in October of 2025. The Pueblo Mágico program grants this designation to towns that offer visitors "cultural richness, historical relevance, cuisine, art crafts, and great hospitality."
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