Eastern Mexico
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Eastern Mexico (Spanish: Oriente de México), also called East-Central Mexico (Spanish: Centro-Oriente de México), is a region of Mexico, formed by the states of Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Veracruz. There are five indigenous ethnic groups living in the East-Central area: Nahuas and Totonac in the west, Otomi in the northwest, the Tepehuas (within the limits of the States of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz), and the Huastecos in La Huasteca region.[1] The rest of the population are mestizos, afro-Mexican[2] and caucasian.
The largest unextracted oil reserves in Mexico are in this area, in the area known as Chicontepec, with a size of approximately 139 billion barrels.[3]
States[edit]
| State | Official Name
Estado Libre y Soberano de: |
Flag | Capital | Largest city | Area[4] | Population (2010)[5] | Order of Admission to Federation |
Date of Admission to Federation |
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| Hidalgo | Hidalgo |  |
Pachuca de Soto | Pachuca de Soto | 20,846 km2 (8,049 sq mi) | 2,665,018 | 26 | 1869-01-16[6] |
| Puebla | Puebla |  |
Puebla de Zaragoza | Puebla de Zaragoza | 34,290 km2 (13,240 sq mi) | 5,779,829 | 4 | 1823-12-21[7] |
| Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala |  |
Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl | Vicente Guerrero | 3,991 km2 (1,541 sq mi) | 1,169,936 | 22 | 1856-12-09[8] |
| Veracruz | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
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Xalapa-Enríquez | Veracruz | 71,820 km2 (27,730 sq mi) | 7,643,194 | 7 | 1823-12-22[7] |
Major cities[edit]
| Major Cities of Hidalgo | |
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| Pachuca de Soto | Tulancingo |
| Major Cities of Puebla | ||||
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| Puebla de Zaragoza | Cholula | Zacatlán | ||
| Major Cities of Tlaxcala | ||||
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| Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl | Lázaro Cárdenas | |||
| Major Cities of Veracruz | ||||
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| Veracruz | Xalapa-Enríquez | Córdoba | Tlacotalpan | |
See also[edit]
- North-Central Mexico
- Northeastern Mexico
- Northwestern Mexico
- South-Central Mexico
- Southeastern Mexico
- Southwestern Mexico
- Western Mexico
References[edit]
- ^ "La región oriental y el golfo".
- ^ "Afromexicanos, la tercera raiz cultural".
- ^ "México halla reserva histórica de petróleo entre Puebla y Veracruz".
- ^ "INEGI".
- ^ Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010
- ^ "Congreso del Estado Libre y Soberano de Hidalgo".
- ^ a b "Las Diputaciones Provinciales" (PDF) (in Spanish). p. 15.
- ^ "Portal Gobierno del Estado de Tlaxcala".
