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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- 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.
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- Location of Villahermosa
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- Country
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- Mexico
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- State
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- Tabasco
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- Municipality
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- Centro
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- Mayor
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- Carlos Manuel Merino Campos
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41 sectionsContents
- 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 ( , ; "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.
== 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.