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Intrastate region

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The intrastate regions (Spanish: regiones), and sometimes districts (Spanish: distritos) are collections of municipalities in a Mexican state that are grouped together to support the administration of the state government and are not regulated by the Constitution of Mexico. The reasons for such a grouping include simplicity of administration and keeping statistics, politics, as well as geographic relationship (such as being part of a particular valley.)

Overview

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Intrastate regions exist in the following 11 states:

  • Chiapas groups its 124 municipalities into 15 economic regions.
  • Guerrero groups its 81 municipalities into 7 economic regions.
  • Hidalgo groups its 84 municipalities in 3 ways, into 26 micro regions, 14 operational regions, or 5 macro regions.
  • Jalisco groups its 125 municipalities into 12 regions.
  • México groups its 125 municipalities into 20 regions.
  • Michoacán groups its 113 municipalities into 10 regions.
  • Oaxaca groups its 570 municipalities into 30 districts, and then into 8 regions.
  • San Luis Potosí groups its 58 municipalities into 4 regions.
  • Tabasco groups its 17 municipalities in 2 ways, into 4 subregions, or 2 regions.
  • Veracruz groups its 212 municipalities into 10 regions.
  • Yucatán groups its 106 municipalities into 7 regions.

Jalisco

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Jalisco groups its 125 municipalities into 12 regions.[1][2]

Code Region Municipalities
01 Norte North 10
02 Altos Norte Highlands North 8
03 Altos Sur Highlands South 12
04 Ciénega Swamp 9
05 Sureste Southeast 10
06 Sur South 12
07 Sierra de Amula Amula mountain 14
08 Costa Sur Coast South 6
09 Costa-Sierra Occidental Coast-Western Mountain 8
10 Valles Valleys 12
11 Lagunas Lagoons 12
12 Centro Central 12

México

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The State of Mexico groups its 125 municipalities into 20 regions, and they are numbered by Roman numerals.[3]

Code Region Municipalities
I Amecameca 13
II Atlacomulco 14
III Chimalhuacán 4
IV Cuautitlán Izcalli 3
V Ecatepec 2
VI Ixtlahuaca 6
VII Lerma 7
VIII Metepec 4
IX Naucalpan 5
X Nezahualcóyotl 1
XI Otumba 10
XII Tejupilco 11
XIII Tenancingo 10
XIV Tepotzotlán 7
XV Texcoco 4
XVI Tlalnepantla 1
XVII Toluca 2
XVIII Texcoco 4
XIX Valle de Bravo 12
XX Zumpango 5

Oaxaca

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Oaxaca groups its 570 municipalities into 30 districts, and then into 8 regions.[4][5]

Region District Municipalities
Costa Jamiltepec 24 50
Juquila 12
Pochutla 14
Istmo Juchitán 22 41
Tehuantepec 19
Mixteca Coixtlahuaca 13 155
Huajuapan 28
Juxtlahuaca 7
Nochixtlán 32
Silacayoapam 19
Teposcolula 21
Tlaxiaco 35
Sierra de Flores Magón Cuicatlán 20 45
Teotitlán 25
Sierra de Juárez Ixtlán 26 68
Mixe 17
Villa Alta 25
Sierra Sur Miahuatlán 32 70
Putla 10
Sola de Vega 16
Yautepec 12
Papaloapan Choapam 6 20
Tuxtepec 14
Valles Centrales Centro 21 121
Ejutla 13
Etla 23
Ocotlán 20
Tlacolula 25
Zaachila 6
Zimatlán 13

Veracruz

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Veracruz groups its 212 municipalities into 10 regions.[6]

Region Municipalities
Huasteca Alta 15
Huasteca Baja 18
Totonaca 15
Nautla 11
Capital 33
Mountains 57
Sotavento 12
Papaloapan 22
Los Tuxtlas 4
Olmeca 25

See also

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References

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