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Puebla

Puebla
State
Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla
Flag of Puebla
Flag
Official seal of Puebla
Seal
Motto:
Unidos En El Tiempo, En El Esfuerzo, En La Justicia y En La Esperanza
(United in time, effort, justice and hope)
Anthem: Himno al Estado de Puebla
State of Puebla within Mexico
State of Puebla within Mexico
Coordinates: 19°0′N 97°53′W / 19.000°N 97.883°W / 19.000; -97.883Coordinates: 19°0′N 97°53′W / 19.000°N 97.883°W / 19.000; -97.883
Country Mexico
Capital Puebla de Zaragoza
Largest City Puebla de Zaragoza
Municipalities 217
Admission December 21, 1823
Order 4th
Government
 • Governor José Antonio Gali Fayad PAN
 • Senators Blanca Alcalá Ruiz PRI
María Lucero Saldaña Pérez PRI
Irma Patricia Leal Islas PAN
 • Deputies
Area
 • Total 34,306 km2 (13,246 sq mi)
  Ranked 21st
Highest elevation 5,610 m (18,410 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 6,168,883
 • Rank 5th
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Density rank 6th
Demonym(s) Poblano (a)
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code 72-75
Area code
ISO 3166 code MX-PUE
HDI Decrease 0.693 High Ranked 28th of 32
GDP US$ 23,525.31 mil
Website www.puebla.gob.mx
^ a. The state's GDP was 301,123,976 thousand pesos in 2008, an amount equal to 23,525,310.625 thousand dollars, a dollar being worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).

Puebla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweβla]), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla) is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla.

It is located in East-Central Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the north and east, Hidalgo, México, Tlaxcala and Morelos to the west, and Guerrero and Oaxaca to the south.

The origins of the state lie in the city of Puebla, which was founded by the Spanish in this valley in 1531 to secure the trade route between Mexico City and the port of Veracruz.

By the end of the 18th century, the area had become a colonial province with its own governor, which would become the State of Puebla, after the Mexican War of Independence in the early 19th century. Since that time the area, especially around the capital city, has continued to grow economically, mostly through industry, despite being the scene of a number of battles, the most notable of which being the Battle of Puebla. Today, the state is one of the most industrialized in the country, but since most of its development is concentrated in Puebla and other cities, many of its rural areas are very poor, forcing many to migrate away to places such as Mexico City and the United States.


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