Centro | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tabasco |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Villahermosa |
Area Total Km2: | 1612 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 640359 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
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.
The municipal government is headed by the municipal president (mayor) of Centro.
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]
Name | 2010 Census Population | |
---|---|---|
353,577 | ||
Playas del Rosario (Subteniente García) | 21,893 | |
Ocuiltzapotlán | 18,312 | |
Parrilla II | 10,967 | |
Parrilla | 9,964 | |
Tamulté de las Sabanas | 8,824 | |
Medellín y Madero Segunda Sección | 7,825 | |
Río Viejo Primera Sección | 6,726 | |
Macultepec | 6,485 | |
Luis Gil Pérez | 6,083 | |
Guapinol | 5,768 | |
Buena Vista Río Nuevo Segunda Sección | 5,740 | |
La Lima | 5,638 | |
Buena Vista Río Nuevo Primera Sección | 5,627 | |
Medellín y Pigua Tercera Sección | 5,520 | |
Ixtacomitán Primera Sección | 5,243 | |
Anacleto Canabal Segunda Sección | 5,153 | |
Total Municipality | 640,359 |