Centro Municipality, Tabasco

The Municipality of Centro is one of the 17 municipalities of the Mexican state of Tabasco. Its municipal seat is located in the city of Villahermosa. The municipality had a 2010 census population of 640,359 inhabitants, 353,577 (55.2%) of whom lived in its municipal seat, Villahermosa.

Centro
Municipality
Location of the municipality within Tabasco
Location of the municipality within Tabasco
Country Mexico
StateTabasco
CapitalVillahermosa
Area
 • Total1,612 km2 (622 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total640,359
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

The municipal government is headed by the municipal president (mayor) of Centro.

Towns and villages

The municipality has the distinction of having 72 towns (localities) of over 1,000 inhabitants, and 116 towns of over 500 inhabitants, in both cases more than any other municipality in Mexico. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[1]

Name2010 Census Population
Villahermosa353,577
Playas del Rosario (Subteniente García)21,893
Ocuiltzapotlán18,312
Parrilla II10,967
Parrilla9,964
Tamulté de las Sabanas8,824
Medellín y Madero Segunda Sección7,825
Río Viejo Primera Sección6,726
Macultepec6,485
Luis Gil Pérez6,083
Guapinol5,768
Buena Vista Río Nuevo Segunda Sección5,740
La Lima5,638
Buena Vista Río Nuevo Primera Sección5,627
Medellín y Pigua Tercera Sección5,520
Ixtacomitán Primera Sección5,243
Anacleto Canabal Segunda Sección5,153
Total Municipality640,359

See also

References
  1. 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

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