Puebla

State of Puebla
	State of Puebla; Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla
	— State —
	City of Puebla, Mexico. North view, toward the Malinche Volcano
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Location within Mexico
	Municipalities of Puebla
Country	Mexico
Capital	Puebla
Municipalities	217
Largest Cities	Puebla; Tehuacán
	Government
- Governor	Mario Marín Torres PRI
- Federal Deputies	PAN: 12; PRI: 4
- Federal Senators	PAN: 2; PRI: 1
	Area; Ranked 21st
- Total	33,902 km2 (13,089.6 sq mi)
	Population (2005)
- Total	5,383,133 (Ranked 5th)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
HDI (2004)	0.7598 - medium; Ranked 25th
ISO 3166-2	MX-PUE
Postal abbr.	Pue.
Website	www.puebla.gob.mx

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This article is about the state. For the city, see Puebla, Puebla.

For other uses, see Puebla (disambiguation).

Puebla is a Mexican state located in the east-central part of the country, to the east of Mexico City.

The state of Puebla borders the states of Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo, Mexico State, Tlaxcala, and Morelos to the west, and Guerrero and Oaxaca to the south. The state's largest cities are Puebla and Tehuacan, it has 217 municipalities. Puebla does not have a coastline.

[edit] Etymology

The state of Puebla takes its name from the capital city, which was originally La Puebla de los Angeles (Town of the Angels). The formal name is Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza (Heroic Puebla of Zaragoza), after Ignacio Zaragoza who defeated the Imperial French army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, which is commemorated as Cinco de Mayo.

[edit] Geography

The state covers an area of about 33,919 square kilometers (13,096.2 sq mi). The terrain is mostly mountainous.

[edit] Demographics

In 2003 the estimated population was 5,377,800. It is the 5th most populated state in Mexico

[edit] Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Puebla

The state of Puebla is divided into seven regions (Huauchinango, Teziutlán, Ciudad Serdán, San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Izúcar de Matamoros, and Tehuacán), which are in turn subdivided into municipalities (Spanish: municipios), 217 in all. Each municipality is headed by a municipal president (mayor).