Puebla
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- Puebla is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city. This article is about the state. For the city, see: Puebla, Puebla.
| Puebla | ||
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| Capital | Puebla | |
| Area | 33,902 km² Ranked 21st | |
| Population (2005 census) | 5,383,133 Ranked 5th | |
| HDI (2004) | 0.7598 - medium Ranked 25th | |
| Governor (2005-2011) | Mario Marín Torres (PRI) | |
| Federal Deputies | PRI: 10 PAN: 5 | |
| Federal Senators | PRI: 2 PAN: 1 | |
| ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr. | MX-PUE Pue. | |
The Mexican state of Puebla is located in the center of the country, to the east of Mexico City. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Puebla.
The state of Puebla borders the states of Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo, México, Tlaxcala, and Morelos to the west, and Guerrero and Oaxaca to the south. The state covers an area of about 33,919 km². The terrain is mostly mountainous. In 2003 the estimated population was 5,377,800 people.
In addition to the city of Puebla, the state includes the cities of Tehuacán, Atlixco, Cholula, and the towns of Acatlán, Chignahuapan, Chipilo, Ciudad Serdán, Cuetzalán, Izúcar de Matamoros and Teziutlán.
Municipalities
Puebla is divided into 217 municipalities (municipios), 7 socio-economic regions, 15 federal districts and 26 local districts. See municipalities of Puebla.Education
Some of universities located in puebla are: Universidad de las Américas, Universidad Iberoamericana, BUAP, UPAEP and ITESM.External links
- [Government of the state of Puebla] (Spanish)
- [Puebla Map @ MexicoChannel.net] (Spanish)
- [Detailed Puebla State Map @ Maps-of-Mexico.com] (English)
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