Córdoba, Veracruz
Córdoba | |
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Top: Panoramic view of Córdoba main square; Middle: San Antonio de Padua Church, Immaculate Conception Cathedral; Bottom: Portal de la Gloria, Córdoba Municipal Hall | |
| Nickname: La ciudad de los 30 caballeros (The City of the Thirty Gentlemen) | |
| Coordinates: 18°53′39″N 96°56′05″W / 18.89417°N 96.93472°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Veracruz |
| Region | Mountains Region |
| Founded | 1618 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Martínez Flores (Morena) |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.9 km2 (61.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation (of seat) | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 204,721 |
| • Density | 1,208.4/km2 (3,130/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 139,075 |
| • Metro | 335,950 |
| • Metro density | 727.63/km2 (1,884.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (US Central)) |
| Postal code (of seat) | 94500 |
| Website | (in Spanish) cordoba.gob.mx |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1995 | 168,760 | — |
| 2000 | 177,280 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 186,623 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 196,541 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 218,153 | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 204,721 | −6.2% |
Córdoba, known officially as Heroica Córdoba, is a city and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It was founded in 1618.
The city is composed of 15 barrios (neighborhoods) bounded to the north by Ixhuatlán del Café and Tomatlán, and to the south by Amatlán de los Reyes and Naranjal. The western area abuts Fortin de las Flores and the eastern area borders Amatlán de los Reyes and Peñuela.
Córdoba has a municipal area of 159.9 km.2 It is divided into 95 localities, of which the most important are San Román, Crucero Nacional, La Luz y Trinidad Palotal, and Colorines.
This city is also known as The City of the Thirty Knights since it was founded by 30 Spanish noblemen commissioned by Viceroy Fernández de Córdoba.
The city boasts of its historical importance, its colonial places and buildings, its cultural centers, parks and its gastronomy. Along with Fortín, Amatlán and Yanga, it forms part of a very important metropolitan area, with a population of 335,850 people as 2020, in the Altas Montañas region to form a large metropolitan area together with the City of Orizaba.