Tabasco
This article refers to the Mexican state of Tabasco; for the condiment see Tabasco sauce.
| Estado de Tabasco | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Escudo-Tabasco.png | ||
| Location | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Capital | Villahermosa | |
| Area | 25,267 km² Ranked 24th | |
| Population (2000 census) |
1,889,370 Ranked 20th | |
| Governor (2001-2007) |
Manuel Andrade Díaz (PRI) | |
| Federal Deputies | PRI: 6 | |
| Federal Senators | PRI: 2 PRD: 1 | |
| ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr. |
MX-TAB Tab. | |
Tabasco (sometimes historically misspelled Tobasco) is a state in Mexico. Its capital is Villahermosa.
Tabasco is bordered by the Mexican states of Veracruz to the west, Chiapas to the south, and Campeche to the north-east. To the east Tabasco borders with the Petén department of Guatemala, and to the north is the Gulf of Mexico. Tabasco is in the northern half of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Cities in Tabasco include: Ciudad Pemex, Emiliano Zapata, San Miguel, Tenosique, Tortuguero, the Olmec ruins of La Venta, and the Maya ruins of Comalcalco.
Municipalities
Tabasco is subdivided into 17 municipalities (municipios). See municipalities of Tabasco.
Regions
Some of its major rivers are the Grijalva and the Usumacinta, which run through the Tabasco Plain. The Tabasco plain is a coastal plain, with heavy rainfall, and covered in rainforest.
External link
- Towns, cities, and postal codes in Tabasco (in Spanish)