Tabasco
Tabasco (Spanish pronunciation: [taˈβasko] ⓘ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of the United Mexican States. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa.
Tabasco | |
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| Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco (Spanish) | |
| Nickname(s): El Edén de México (The Eden of Mexico) | |
| Anthem: Marcha Tabasco | |
State of Tabasco within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′N 92°35′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | Villahermosa |
| Largest City | Villahermosa |
| Municipalities | 17 |
| Admission | February 7, 1824 |
| Order | 13th |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Carlos Manuel Merino Campos |
| • Senators | Adriana Manzanilla Fojaco Ovidio Peralta Suárez Juan Manuel Fócil Pérez |
| • Deputies | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,731 km2 (9,549 sq mi) |
| Ranked 24th | |
| Highest elevation | 1,100 m (3,600 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,402,598 |
| • Rank | 20th |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Demonym | Tabasqueño (a) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | MXN 748 billion (US$37.2 billion) (2022) |
| • Per capita | (US$15,092) (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 86 |
| Area code | |
| ISO 3166 code | MX-TAB |
| HDI | 0.773 High Ranked 19th |
| Website | https://visitmexico.com/eng/tabasco-en |
It is located in southeast Mexico and is bordered by the states of Campeche to the northeast, Veracruz to the west, and Chiapas to the south and the Petén department of Guatemala to the southeast. It has a coastline to the north with the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the state is covered in rainforest as, unlike most other areas of Mexico, it has plentiful rainfall year-round. The state is also home to La Venta, the major site of the Olmec civilization, considered to be the origin of later Mesoamerican cultures. It produces significant quantities of petroleum and natural gas.