Veracruz

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Veracruz is a coastal state in eastern Mexico on the Gulf of Mexico, known for its major port city, rich colonial and indigenous history, and diverse geography ranging from tropical lowlands to high mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federative entity of Mexico
state of Mexico
borders Chiapas
Hidalgo
Oaxaca
Puebla
San Luis Potosí
Tabasco
Tamaulipas
bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
climate humid subtropical
mountain temperate
tropical
country Mexico
executiveHead Governor of Veracruz
governmentType state government within federal republic
hasArchaeologicalSite Cempoala
El Tajín
Quiahuiztlán
San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán
hasCapital Xalapa
hasCuisineSpecialty arroz a la tumbada
pescado a la veracruzana
seafood dishes
hasDemonym jarocho
veracruzano
hasIndigenousLanguages Huastec
Mazatec
Nahuan languages
surface form: Náhuatl

Popoluca
Totonac
Zapotec
hasIndigenousPeople Huastec
surface form: Huastec people

Nahua
surface form: Nahua people

Olmec civilization
surface form: Olmec (historical)

Popoluca
surface form: Popoluca people

Totonac
surface form: Totonac people
hasLargestCity Veracruz self-linksurface differs
surface form: Veracruz (city)
hasMajorPort Port of Veracruz
hasMountainRange Sierra Madre Oriental
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
hasRegion Huastec
surface form: Huasteca Veracruzana

Los Tuxtlas
Montañas Centrales
Sotavento
Totonicapán coastal plain
hasRiver Actopan River
Coatzacoalcos River
Papaloapan River
Pánuco River basin
surface form: Pánuco River

Tecolutla River
hasUNESCOSite El Tajín
hasVolcano Pico de Orizaba
highestPoint Pico de Orizaba
historicalEvent Spanish landing of Hernán Cortés in 1519
knownFor Carnival
surface form: Veracruz Carnival

coffee production
indigenous cultures
major commercial port
petroleum industry
rich colonial history
son jarocho music
sugarcane production
legislativeBody Congress of Veracruz
locatedIn eastern Mexico
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Mexico
surface form: United Mexican States
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
wasPartOf Viceroyalty of New Spain

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Mazatec spokenIn Veracruz
Cofre de Perote locatedIn Veracruz
Cofre de Perote administrativeRegion Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
Chiapas bordersMexicanState Veracruz
Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz namedAfter Veracruz
this entity surface form: Vera Cruz
Quiahuiztlán locatedIn Veracruz
Quiahuiztlán region Veracruz
this entity surface form: central Veracruz
Quiahuiztlán stateParty Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
Totonac spokenIn Veracruz
Montañas Centrales locatedIn Veracruz
Montañas Centrales locatedInAdministrativeDivision Veracruz
this entity surface form: state of Veracruz
El Tajín locatedIn Veracruz
Cempoala locatedIn Veracruz
Congress of Veracruz jurisdiction Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
Congress of Veracruz governs Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
Governor of Veracruz appliesToJurisdiction Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
Municipality of Orizaba locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
cable car of Orizaba state Veracruz
Las Altas Montañas region of Veracruz partOf Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
Museo de Arte del Estado de Veracruz (Orizaba) operatedBy Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
Museo de Arte del Estado de Veracruz (Orizaba) namedAfter Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
La Pluviosilla locatedIn Veracruz
La Pluviosilla state Veracruz
La Pluviosilla countrySubdivision Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
Actopan River locatedIn Veracruz
Actopan River locatedIn Veracruz
this entity surface form: Mexican state of Veracruz
Río Blanco, Veracruz countrySubdivision Veracruz
this entity surface form: State of Veracruz
Coatzacoalcos River locatedIn Veracruz