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Puebla - Puebla is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city. This article is about the state. For the city, see: Puebla, Puebla.''
The Mexican state of Puebla is located in the center of the country, to the east of Mexico City. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Puebla. The state of Puebla borders the states of Veracruz to the east, Hidalgo, Mxico, Tlaxcala, and Morelos to the west, and Guerrero and Oaxaca to the south. The state covers an area of about 33,919 km. The terrain is mostly mountainous. In 2003 the estimated population was 5,377,800 people. In addition to the city of Puebla, the state includes the cities of Tehuacn, Atlixco Cholula, and the towns of Acatln, Chignahuapan, Chipilo, Ciudad Serdn, Cuetzaln, Izcar de Matamoros and Teziutln. Municipalities Puebla is divided into 217 municipalities (municipios), 7 socio-economic regions, 15 federal districts and 26 local distrits. See: Municipalities of Puebla. External link
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