Tabasco (state)
Tabasco is a state in southeast Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. About 2,000,000 people live there. Its capital is called Villahermosa.
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 Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°58′20″N 92°35′20″W / 17.9722°N 92.5889°WCoordinates: 17°58′20″N 92°35′20″W / 17.9722°N 92.5889°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | Villahermosa |
| Municipalities | 17 in 4 zones |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Andrés Rafael Granier Melo (PRI) |
| • Federal Deputies | PRD: 8 |
| • Federal Senators | PRD: 2 PRI: 1 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25,267 km2 (9,756 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,989,969 (Ranked 20th) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| HDI (2004) | 0.7684 - medium Ranked 21st |
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-TAB |
| Postal abbr. | Tab. |
| Website | Tabasco State Government |
Tabasco (state) Media
Mexican state of Tabasco and its neighbors
Regiones hidrográficas de Tabasco* Región Usumacinta.*
Grijalva River flowing through Villahermosa
View of Villahermosa, the capital of Tabasco
The entrance of Hernán Cortés into the city of Tabasco
Image of the U.S. invasion of Villahermosa
Government Palace of Tabasco in Villahermosa
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