Veracruz (city)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:General_Heriberto_Jara_International_Airport
gptkbp:area 241 km²
gptkbp:areaCode 229
gptkbp:climate tropical savanna
gptkbp:demonym veracruzano
gptkbp:elevation 10 meters
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Carnaval_de_Veracruz
gptkbp:founded 1519
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Hernán_Cortés
gptkbp:hasCoastline gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:French_intervention_in_Mexico
gptkb:Spanish_conquest_of_Mexico
gptkb:Mexican_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Villa_Rica_de_la_Vera_Cruz
gptkbp:homeport major seaport on Gulf of Mexico
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Veracruz (city)
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:MXVER
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Veracruz_(state)
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity fishing
shipping
tourism
gptkbp:mayor Patricia Lobeira Rodríguez (as of 2024)
gptkbp:municipality gptkb:Veracruz_Municipality
gptkbp:notableArtist gptkb:Son_jarocho
gptkbp:notableDish Arroz a la tumbada
Huachinango a la veracruzana
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Veracruz_(1914)
gptkb:U.S._occupation_of_Veracruz_(1914)
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Aquarium_of_Veracruz
gptkb:San_Juan_de_Ulúa
gptkb:Veracruz_Cathedral
gptkb:Malecón_de_Veracruz
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Juan_de_la_Luz_Enríquez
gptkb:Agustín_Lara
gptkb:Toña_la_Negra
gptkbp:notableWrestler gptkb:Danzón
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:population approximately 600,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:postalCode 91700
gptkbp:region gptkb:Gulf_Coast
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:New_Orleans
gptkb:Cartagena
gptkb:La_Habana
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Tiburones_Rojos_de_Veracruz
gptkbp:timezone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
gptkbp:university gptkb:Universidad_Veracruzana
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Veracruz
gptkb:Gulf_Coast_of_Mexico
gptkb:Veracruz_(state)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6