The Eastern Mexico (Spanish: Oriente de México) or also called East-Central Mexico (Spanish: Centro-Oriente de México), is a region of United Mexican States, formed by the states of Hidalgo, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Veracruz. There are five ethnic groups living in the East-Central area: Nahuas and Totonac in the west, Otomi in the northwest, the Tepehuas (within the limits of the States of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz), and the Huastecos in La Huasteca region.[1] The rest of the population are mestizos, afro-mexican[2] and caucasian.
The largest unextracted oil reserves in Mexico are in this area, in the area known as Chicontepec, with a size of approximately 139 billion barrels.[3]
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| State | Official Name
Estado Libre y Soberano de: |
Flag | Capital | Largest city | Area[4] | Population (2010)[5] | Order of Admission to Federation |
Date of Admission to Federation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo | Hidalgo | Pachuca de Soto | Pachuca de Soto | 20,846 km2 (8,049 sq mi) | 2,665,018 | 26 | 1869-01-16[6] | |
| Puebla | Puebla | Puebla de Zaragoza | Puebla de Zaragoza | 34,290 km2 (13,240 sq mi) | 5,779,829 | 4 | 1823-12-21[7] | |
| Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala | Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl | Vicente Guerrero | 3,991 km2 (1,541 sq mi) | 1,169,936 | 22 | 1856-12-09[8] | |
| Veracruz | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |
Xalapa-Enríquez | Veracruz | 71,820 km2 (27,730 sq mi) | 7,643,194 | 7 | 1823-12-22[7] |
| Major Cities of Hidalgo | |
| Pachuca de Soto | Tulancingo |
| Major Cities of Puebla | ||||
| Puebla de Zaragoza | Cholula | Zacatlán | ||
| Major Cities of Tlaxcala | ||||
| Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl | Lázaro Cárdenas | |||
| Major Cities of Veracruz | ||||
| Veracruz | Xalapa-Enríquez | Córdoba | Tlacotalpan | |