Xalapa or Jalapa, officially Xalapa-Enríquez, is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2020 census the city reported a population of 443,063 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of 488,531. The municipality has an area of 118.45 km2. Xalapa lies near the geographic center of the state and is the second-largest city in the state after the city of Veracruz to the southeast.
Clockwise, from upper left: Pico de Orizaba, General Juan de la Luz Enríquez Lara tomb, Xalapa Cathedral, Araucaria sculpture, Olmec colossal head from Museo de Antropología de Xalapa, Centro Mayor Tower, panoramic view from the Macuiltepetl's Mountain.
The Palace of Government of Veracruz (Governor's Office)
Charles IV of Spain officially elevated the status of Xalapa to villa on 18 December 1791.
Battle of Cerro Gordo (1847)
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in eastern Mexico, Veracruz is bordered by seven states, which are Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Puebla, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tabasco. Veracruz is divided into 212 municipalities, and its capital city is Xalapa-Enríquez.
Pico de Orizaba
Mountain formation in the south of the state
Shore of Lake Catemaco
Bougainvillea
