<noinclude>thumb|right|250px|alt=Map of Mexico with Puebla highlighted|Map of Mexico with Puebla highlighted
Puebla is a state in central Mexico that is divided into 217 municipalities. According to the 2020 census, it is the fifth most populated state with inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Puebla are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal), by a plurality voting system, who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) which is responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
Municipalities
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File:Angelópolis Puebla México.jpg|alt=Skyline of Puebla|Puebla, capital and largest municipality by population in Puebla
File:Palacio_Municipal_Tehuacán.JPG|alt=Tehuacán City Hall|Tehuacán, second largest municipality by population
File:Fiesta_de_XV_Años_en_la_Parroquia_de_San_Martín_Texmelucan.jpg|alt=Main church, San Martín Texmelucan|San Martín Texmelucan, third largest municipality by population
Edificios_en_San_Andrés_Cholula_Zona_Metropolitana_de_Puebla.jpg|alt=Downtown San Andrés Cholula|San Andrés Cholula, fourth largest municipality by population
File:View over Atlixco from Hilltop Church - Atlixco - Puebla - Mexico - 03 (20260877119).jpg|alt=Aerial view of Atlixco|Atlixco, fifth largest municipality by population
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!scope="col" rowspan=2| Name
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Municipal seat
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Population<br>(2020)
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Change
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" colspan=2| Land area