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Xalapa

Central America

Xalapa, also spelled Jalapa and officially Xalapa-Enriquez, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and gives its name to the surrounding municipality. The 2020 census recorded a city population of 443,063 and a municipal population of 488,531 across an area of 118.45 square kilometers. Xalapa lies near the geographic center of the state and is its second-largest city after the city of Veracruz to the southeast.

Facts
Population
443,063 1
Area (sq km)
118.45 2
Founding Year
1313 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
1417 1
Latitude
19.53124 degrees north 2
Longitude
96.91589 degrees west 2
Sources
1. Xalapa - Wikipedia
  • Introduction, sentence 2
    the city reported a population of 443,063
  • Infobox, population_as_of
    2020
  • Infobox, established_date
    1313
  • Infobox, elevation_m
    1417
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Xalapa (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 19.53124, longitude -96.91589
  • P2046 (area)
    area 118.45 sq km
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Wikidata: Xalapa
Wikidata Q221051, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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