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Puebla is a Mexican state located in the center east of the country, to the east of Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
.

The state of Puebla borders the states of Veracruz
Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states of Mexico that constitute the republic of Mexico....
 to the east, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala is one of the 31 mexican states of Mexico, located to the east of Mexico City....
, and Morelos
Morelos

Morelos is one of the 31 constituent states of Mexico. Morelos has an area of about , making it the second-smallest of the country's states. Morelos is bordered by Mexico State to the north-east and north-west, the Distrito Federal to the north, Puebla to the east, and Guerrero to the south-west....
 to the west, and Guerrero
Guerrero

The State of Guerrero is a state in the southern meridional region of Mexico. With an area of , it occupies about 3.3% of Mexican territory. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the south , Michoac?n to the west , Oaxaca to the east , and Mexico State , Morelos , and Puebla to the north ....
 and Oaxaca
Oaxaca

The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca }} is one of the 31 Mexican state of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec....
 to the south. The state's largest cities are Puebla
Puebla, Puebla

The city of Puebla, officially Heroic Puebla de Zaragoza is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Puebla. The city has a population of 1,399,519 ....
 and Tehuacan
Tehuacán

Tehuac?n is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Puebla, nestled in the Southeast Valley of Tehuac?n, bordering the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz....
, it has 217 municipalities. Puebla does not have a coastline.

state of Puebla takes its name from the capital city, which was originally (Town of the Angels).






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Puebla is a Mexican state located in the center east of the country, to the east of Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
.

The state of Puebla borders the states of Veracruz
Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states of Mexico that constitute the republic of Mexico....
 to the east, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala is one of the 31 mexican states of Mexico, located to the east of Mexico City....
, and Morelos
Morelos

Morelos is one of the 31 constituent states of Mexico. Morelos has an area of about , making it the second-smallest of the country's states. Morelos is bordered by Mexico State to the north-east and north-west, the Distrito Federal to the north, Puebla to the east, and Guerrero to the south-west....
 to the west, and Guerrero
Guerrero

The State of Guerrero is a state in the southern meridional region of Mexico. With an area of , it occupies about 3.3% of Mexican territory. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the south , Michoac?n to the west , Oaxaca to the east , and Mexico State , Morelos , and Puebla to the north ....
 and Oaxaca
Oaxaca

The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca }} is one of the 31 Mexican state of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec....
 to the south. The state's largest cities are Puebla
Puebla, Puebla

The city of Puebla, officially Heroic Puebla de Zaragoza is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Puebla. The city has a population of 1,399,519 ....
 and Tehuacan
Tehuacán

Tehuac?n is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Puebla, nestled in the Southeast Valley of Tehuac?n, bordering the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz....
, it has 217 municipalities. Puebla does not have a coastline.

Etymology

The state of Puebla takes its name from the capital city, which was originally (Town of the Angels). The formal name is Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza (Heroic Puebla of Zaragoza), after Ignacio Zaragoza
Ignacio Zaragoza

Ignacio Zaragoza Segu?n was a general in the Mexico Army, best known for his 1862 victory against the France invading forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5 ....
 who defeated the Imperial French army at the Battle of Puebla
Battle of Puebla

The Battle of Puebla took place on May 5, 1862 near the city of Puebla during the French intervention in Mexico in Mexico. The battle ended in a victory for the Mexican Army against the occupying French forces....
 on May 5, 1862, which is commemorated as Cinco de Mayo.

Geography

The state covers an area of about . The terrain is mostly mountainous.

Demographics

In 2003 the estimated population was 5,377,800. It is the 5th most populated state in Mexico

Municipalities

The state of Puebla is divided into seven regions (Huauchinango, Teziutlán, Ciudad Serdán, San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Izúcar de Matamoros, and Tehuacán), which are in turn subdivided into municipalities , 217 in all. Each municipality is headed by a municipal president
Municipal president

A presidente municipal is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. The position is comparable to the mayor of a city in the United States although the jurisdiction of a presidente municipal includes not only a city but the municipality surrounding it....
 (mayor).

Major communities

  • Acatlán de Osorio
    Acatlán de Osorio

    Acatl?n de Osorio is a city in the Mexican state of Puebla. The shortened name Acatl?n is commonly used to refer to the municipality of which it is the seat, and to the city itself....
  • Amozoc de Mota
    Amozoc de Mota

    Amozoc de Mota is a city in the central part of the state of Puebla in Mexico. It lies near the southern border of the adjacent state of Tlaxcala, and is the municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico of Amozoc, which surrounds it....
  • Atlixco
    Atlixco

    Atlixco is a rapidly growing city and its surrounding municipalities of Mexico in the Mexican state of Puebla. It is located only 24 km south of the city of Puebla, Puebla, yet is 300 meters lower in altitude, at 1840 m....
  • Cholula (Cholula de Rivadabia)
    Cholula

    Cholula is a city in the Mexican state of Puebla. The official, though little used, full name of the city is Cholula de Rivadavia. The city of Cholula is divided into two municipalities, San Andr?s Cholula and San Pedro Cholula, which are considered to be part of the Metropolitan area of Puebla, and a third, more rural municipality cal...
  • Cuetzalán
    Cuetzalán

    Cuetzalan is a small town set high in the hills in the north of the Mexican state of Puebla, 183 kilometers from Puebla, Puebla, the state capital....
  • Huauchinango
    Huauchinango

    Huauchinango is a city and its surrounding municipalities of Mexico located in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Puebla. The city is the eighth largest in the state, with a 2005 census population of 51,898 inhabitants....
  • Izúcar de Matamoros
    Izúcar de Matamoros

    Iz?car de Matamoros is a city and its surrounding municipalities of Mexico of the same name located in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Puebla....
  • Puebla, Puebla
    Puebla, Puebla

    The city of Puebla, officially Heroic Puebla de Zaragoza is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Puebla. The city has a population of 1,399,519 ....
  • San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida
    San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida

    San Mart?n Texmelucan de Labastida is a city in the west-central part of the state of Puebla in Mexico, adjacent to the southwest corner of the state of Tlaxcala....
  • Tehuacán
    Tehuacán

    Tehuac?n is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Puebla, nestled in the Southeast Valley of Tehuac?n, bordering the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz....
  • Teziutlán
    Teziutlán

    Teziutl?n is a small city in the northeast of the Mexico States of Mexico of Puebla . Its 2005 census population was 60,597. It also serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....
  • Zacatlan, Puebla


Education

Some of universities located in Puebla are: Universidad de las Américas, Universidad Iberoamericana
Universidad Iberoamericana

The Ibero-American University is a Mexico private institution of higher education sponsored by the Society of Jesus. Its flagship campus is located in the Santa Fe district of Mexico City but there are others located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Le?n, Guanajuato, Torre?n, Puebla, Puebla and Playas de Tijuana....
, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, and Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education

The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education commonly shortened as Monterrey Institute of Technology or Monterrey Tech is one of the largest Private university, nonsectarian and Mixed-sex education multi-campus universities in Latin America with over 91,000 students at the high school, undergraduate, and postgradu...
.

Transportation

Puebla is served by Hermanos Serdan International Airport
Hermanos Serdán International Airport

Hermanos Serd?n International Airport is an international airport located near Puebla, Puebla, Puebla , Mexico. It handles national air traffic for the city of Puebla....
 cars and buses are also widely used as transportation.

Notable people

  • Manuel Ávila Camacho
    Manuel Ávila Camacho

    Manuel ?vila Camacho served as the President of Mexico of Mexico from 1940 to 1946.Manuel ?vila was born in the city of Teziutl?n, a small town in Puebla , to middle-class parents, Manuel ?vila Castillo and Eufrosina Camacho Bello....
    , President of Mexico, 1940-1946 President of Mexico


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