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Map of Mexico with Puebla highlighted. Puebla is a state in central Mexico that is divided into 217 municipalities.According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the fifth most populated state with 6,583,278 inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning 34,309.6 square kilometres (13,247.0 sq mi).
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Puebla is one of the smallest states of Mexico. With nearly 34 thousand square kilometers (13,000 sq mi), it is 21st in area within all federal units ( Spanish : entidades federativas ). Despite that, it is the sixth most populous state, with approximately 6 million persons.
The Metropolitan area of Puebla or Greater Puebla is the fourth largest agglomeration in Mexico with a population of 3.199 million. [2] This agglomeration includes 10 municipalities of the state of Puebla, and 13 municipalities of the state of Tlaxcala. It does not include the city of Tlaxcala.
The City of Puebla is the municipal seat, as well as the capital of the state. The municipality is located in the west-central region of the State of Puebla, bordering the municipalities of Santo Domingo Huehutlán, San Andrés Cholula, Teopantlán, Amozoc, Cuauthinchán, Tzicatlacoyan, Cuautlancingo, and Ocoyucan, and on the State of Tlaxcala. [3]
It is home to very prestigious institutions such as Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP) is the oldest and largest university in Puebla founded on 15 April 1587, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Puebla, and Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, which has substantial ties to the United States, such as being accredited by the ...
It is one of the two municipalities, along with San Pedro Cholula, that make up the modern city of Cholula or Cholula de Rivadavia. The city of Cholula has been divided into two parts since the pre Hispanic period , when the Toltecs - Chichimecas revolted, took over and pushed the formerly dominant Olmec-Xicallancas to the eastern side of the city.