Coatzacoalcos

Coatzacoalcos
City and municipality
Top: Panoramic view of Coatzacoalcos's downtown; Middle: Olmec Archaeology Museum, Cathedral of Saint Joseph; Bottom: Coatzacoalcos pier, stairways at the riverside front
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Nickname:  La Ciudad de las Avenidas (The City of Avenues)
Coatzacoalcos Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 18°9′N 94°26′W / 18.150°N 94.433°W / 18.150; -94.433
Country	Mexico
State	Veracruz
Founded	1522
Government
• Municipal president	Amado Jesús Cruz Malpica MORENA
Area
• Municipality	309.2 km2 (119.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Municipality	310,698
• Density	1,004.8/km2 (2,602/sq mi)
• Seat	212,540
• Metro	354,606
• Metro density	714.64/km2 (1,850.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code	96380 – 96599
Area code	921
Website	www.coatzacoalcos.gob.mx(in Spanish)

Coatzacoalcos (Spanish pronunciation: [koatsakoˈalkos]; Koatzakwalko in Nahuatl, Niniashi in Zapotec and Puertu in Popoluca) is a major port city in the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz, mostly on the western side of the Coatzacoalcos River estuary, on the Bay of Campeche, on the southern Gulf of Mexico coast. The city serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. The city had a 2020 census population of 212,540, making it the third-largest city in the state after Veracruz and Xalapa. The municipality covers a surface area of 471.16 km² (181.916 sq mi) and reported a population of 310,698 persons. The municipality population in 2015 was 319,187 a decrease of 9% over 2020.^[1]