Puebla

Puebla
State
Free and Sovereign State of Puebla Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla (Spanish) Tlahtohcayotl Puebla (Nahuatl)
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  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
Coordinates: 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[1]
Order	4th
Government
• Governor	Sergio Salomón Céspedes
• Senators[3]	Alejandro Armenta Mier Nancy de la Sierra Aramburo Nadia Navarro Acevedo [2]
• Deputies[4]	Federal Deputies • 16 • 2 • 2 • 2 • 2
Area [5]
• Total	34,306 km2 (13,246 sq mi)
	Ranked 21st
Highest elevation [6] (Pico de Orizaba)	5,610 m (18,410 ft)
Population  (2020)[7]
• Total	6,583,278
• Rank	5th
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Demonym	Poblano (a)
GDP [8]
• Total	MXN 903 billion (US$44.9 billion) (2022)
• Per capita	(US$6,736) (2022)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code	72-75
Area code	Area codes • 1 • 2 • 3
ISO 3166 code	MX-PUE
HDI	0.742 High Ranked 29th of 32
Website	www.puebla.gob.mx

Puebla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpweβla] ^ⓘ English: colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is the city of Puebla.

It is located in east-central Mexico and 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 undeveloped.

Culturally, the state is home to the china poblana, mole poblano, active literary and arts scenes, and festivals such as Cinco de Mayo, Ritual of Quetzalcoatl, Day of the Dead celebrations (especially in Huaquechula) and Carnival (especially in Huejotzingo). It is home to five major indigenous groups: Nahuas, the Totonacs, the Mixtecs, the Popolocas and the Otomi, which can mostly be found in the far north and the far south of the state.