Villahermosa

Villahermosa ( , ; "Beautiful Town") is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Tabasco, and serves as the municipal seat (governing county) of the state. Located in Southeast Mexico, Villahermosa is an important city because of its cultural history, natural resources, commercial development, and modern industrialization.

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Villahermosa is the capital and largest city of Tabasco, a state in Southeast Mexico, where it also serves as the main governing center for the region. The city is significant because of its rich cultural heritage, abundant natural resources, commercial activity, and modern industrial development.

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Settlement.image_caption: From top to bottom, from left to right: Monument to Taabscoob, the lagoon of illusions, the Parque Museo La Venta, the church of the Immaculate Conception, the Grijalva river as it passes through Villahermosa, the main square, monumental letters and the Cathedral of the Lord of Tabasco.
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo Tabasco.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Villahermosa
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tabasco
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Centro
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Carlos Manuel Merino Campos
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 24 June 1564
Settlement.area_total_km2: 61.177
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi: 23.62
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 63.2
Settlement.area_metro_km2: 1612
Settlement.area_metro_sq_mi: 622.4

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Official website

H. Ayuntamiento de Centro – Página Oficial del Municipio de Centro

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Villahermosa
Demonym: Villahermosino
Country: Mexico
Located in: Centro
Population: 340060
Area: 80
Elevation: 11
Time zone: UTC−06:00
Capital of: Tabasco
Official website: www.villahermosa.gob.mx
Image: Villahermosa collage.jpg
Dialing code: 993
Licence plate code: 27

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Commons category: Villahermosa, Tabasco
topic's main category: Category:Villahermosa
twinned administrative body: Coatzacoalcos
postal code: 86000–86193
category of associated people: Category:People from Villahermosa
inception: 1564-06-24
native label: Villahermosa
P8168: Joanna Rutkowska
P12749: January 12

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Villahermosa
Etymology
Previous Names
Symbols of the City
Coat of Arms
Geography
Natural Resources
Climate
Demographics
History
"Colonial Age"
Tabasco Capital for the first time
Tabasco Capital for the second time
The 19th century
The Libertarian Struggle
The Proclamation of Independence
First Constitutional Town Hall
Cholera Epidemic
U.S. Invasion
French Invasion
Twentieth and twenty-first centuries
Mexican Revolution in Tabasco
Delahuertista rebellion in Tabasco
Garridism
Contemporary Era
Main sights
Transportation
Education
Religion
Infrastructure
Urbanism
Major urban planning projects
Tourism
Health
Sister Cities
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

== Villahermosa== thumb|left|Regional operations center of Pemex Coined "La Esmeralda del Sureste" (The Emerald of the Southeast), Villahermosa is a modern city with history dating back to the early 1500s. Its natural resources like cacao, sugarcane, bananas, tobacco, rice, and hardwoods has made Villahermosa attractive to domestic investors. The city has become a hub for oil and gas operations in Southern Mexico and is referred to as the “Energy City of Mexico.” The most recent oil finding at the Ogarrio oil field, just 107 km west of Villahermosa, make it an important city in the production of hydrocarbon. Commercially, the city is popular with major retailers like Liverpool, Fábricas de Fráncia, Palacio de Hierro, Walmart, City Club, Costco, Soriana, Chedraui, Comercial Mexicana and Home Depot. National banks Santander Mexico and Banamex serve the city's financial needs.

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