Tabasco

This article refers to Tabasco state; for the condiment see Tabasco sauce

ESTADO DE TABASCO Other Mexican States Capital Villahermosa Other major cities List of municipalities Area 25,267 km² Ranked 24th Population (2000 census) 1,889,370 Ranked 20th Governor (2001-07) Manuel Andrade Díaz (PRI) Federal Deputies (6) PRI = 6 Federal Senators PRI = 2 PRD = 1 ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr. MX-TAB Tab.

Tabasco (sometimes historically spelled 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 west 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

1. Balancán (Balancán)
2. Cárdenas (Cárdenas)
3. Centla (Frontera)
4. Centro (Villahermosa)
5. Comalcalco (Comalcalco)
6. Cunduacán (Cunduacán)
7. Emiliano Zapata (Emiliano Zapata)
8. Huimanguillo (Huimanguillo)
9. Jalapa (Jalapa)
10. Jalpa de Méndez (Jalpa de Méndez)
11. Jonuta (Jonuta)
12. Macuspana (Macuspana)
13. Nacajuca (Nacajuca)
14. Paraíso (Paraíso)
15. Tacotalpa (Tacotalpa)
16. Teapa (Teapa)
17. Tenosique (Tenosique de Pino Suárez)

See also: Municipalities of Tabasco

States of Mexico
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Federal District: Mexican Federal District

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