Veracruz is a state in eastern Mexico that is divided into 212 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, it is the fourth most populated state with inhabitants and the 11th largest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Veracruz are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every four years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) 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 sewage), 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:Veracruz.jpg|alt=Veracruz port|Veracruz, largest municipality by population in Veracruz
File:PARQUE_DE_LA_SEÑORIA.jpg|alt=Señoría Park, Xalapa|Xalapa, capital and second largest municipality by population
File:Puente Coatzacoalcos II.jpg|alt=Coatzacoalcos II Bridge|Coatzacoalcos is the third largest municipality by population.
File:Palacio_municipal_de_Córdoba,_Veracruz_02.jpg|alt=City Hall, Córdoba|Córdoba, fourth largest municipality by population
File:Centro de Poza Rica, Veracruz.jpg|alt=skyline of Poza Rica|Poza Rica is the fifth largest municipality by population.
File:San-Andrés-Tuxtla_Veracruz-0001IR.jpg|alt=Cathedral of Saint Joseph and Saint Andrew and nearby square|San Andrés Tuxtla is the sixth largest municipality by population.
File:Vista_del_centro_histórico_de_Papantla.JPG|alt=View of the city of Papantla|Papantla, the seventh largest municipality by population
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!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" rowspan=2| Municipal<br/>code
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Name
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Municipal seat
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Population<br>(2020)
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Population<br>(2010)
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Change
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" colspan=2| Land area