NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tabasco (state)

Tabasco is a state in Mexico. Its capital is Villahermosa. Image File history File links Escudo-Tabasco. ... Image File history File links Tabasco_in_Mexiko. ... Villahermosa (Beautiful Village in Spanish language) is the capital city of Tabasco, Mexico, and the municipal seat of Centro municipality. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Political division of Mexico The following table presents a listing of Mexicos 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state), ranked in order of their surface area. ... Political division of Mexico The following table presents a listing of Mexicos 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state), ranked in order of their total population (per year 2000 census data from INEGI). ... The UN Human Development Index (HDI) measures poverty, literacy, education, life expectancy, and other factors. ... States of Mexico The following table presents a listing of Mexicos 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state), ranked in order of their Human Development Index, as reported by the United Nations in 2004. ... The United Mexican States ( Mexico) is a federal republic comprising 31 states and one federal district (the Mexican Federal District, or Distrito Federal). ... The Chamber of Deputies (Spanish: CÃ¡mara de Diputados) is the lower house of Mexicos bicameral legislature, the Congress of the Union. ... The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican political party that wielded hegemonic power in the countryâ€”under a succession of namesâ€”for more than 70 years. ... The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexicos bicameral Congress. ... The Party of the Democratic Revolution (in Spanish: Partido de la RevoluciÃ³n DemocrÃ¡tica, PRD) is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Villahermosa (Beautiful Village in Spanish language) is the capital city of Tabasco, Mexico, and the municipal seat of Centro municipality. ...

Tabasco is bordered by the Mexican states of Veracruz to the west, Chiapas to the south, and Campeche to the north-east. To the east Tabasco borders with the Petén department of Guatemala, and to the north is the Gulf of Mexico. Tabasco is in the northern half of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that compose Mexico (does not include the Mexican Federal District). ... Chiapas is a state in the southeast of Mexico. ... The State of Campeche was long a part of YucatÃ¡n and shared its history through the mid 19th century. ... El PetÃ©n El PetÃ©n is a department of the nation of Guatemala. ... Guatemala is divided in 22 departments Department (Capital) Alta Verapaz (Cobán) Baja Verapaz (Salamá) Chimaltenango (Chimaltenango) Chiquimula (Chiquimula) El Petén (Flores) El Progreso (Guastatoya) El Quiché (Santa Cruz del Quiché) Escuintla (Escuintla) Guatemala (Guatemala) Huehuetenango (Huehuetenango) Izabal (Puerto Barrios) Jalapa (Jalapa) Jutiapa (Jutiapa) Quetzaltenango (Quetzaltenango) Retalhuleu (Retalhuleu) Sacatep... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ... The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is an isthmus in Mexico. ...

Cities in Tabasco include: Ciudad Pemex, Cardenas, Emiliano Zapata, Macuspana, San Miguel, Tenosique, and Tortuguero. A graphical timeline is available here: Timeline of the Mexican Revolution Photo of Emiliano Zapata (right) and his brother Eufemio Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar (August 8, 1879 â€“ April 10, 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the... Macuspana Tabasco region Macuspana is a city and county in the Tabasco region of south-east Mexico. ... San Miguel is: San Miguel is a town in San Luis Obispo County in California San Miguel is the name of a county in New Mexico San Miguel is the name of a town in the Philippine province of Leyte A city in Tabasco is called San Miguel The biggest... Tenosique is a town in Tabasco state, Mexico. ...

Government and politics

The Constitution of the State of Tabasco provides that the government of Tabasco, like the government of every other state in Mexico, consists of three powers: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. Political power (imperium in Latin) is a type of power held by a person or group in a society. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... In law, the judiciary or judicature is the system of courts which administer justice in the name of the sovereign or state, and provide a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. ...

Executive power rests in the Governor of Tabasco, who is directly elected by the citizens, using a secret ballot, to a 6-year term with no possibility of reelection. Legislative power rests in the Congress of Tabasco which is a unicameral legislature composed of 35 deputies. Judicial power is invested in the Superior Court of Justice of Tabasco. List of governors of the Mexican state of Tabasco Roberto Madrazo (1994â€“2000) * VÃctor Manuel BarcelÃ³ served as a governor temporarily when Roberto Madrazo requested license See also List of Mexican governors Source Governors of Tabasco Category: ... Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ...

Local elections in Tabasco are scheduled to be held on October 15, 2006. October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Municipalities

Tabasco is subdivided into 17 municipios (municipalities) in 4 zones: The Chontalpa, the Center, the Sierra, and the River. See Municipalities of Tabasco. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... The Mexican state of Tabasco is made up of 17 municipalities Category: ...

Spanish

In Tabasco and Veracruz, unlike the rest of Mexico, the accent is considered Caribbean Spanish, partly due to the heavy Cuban influence. The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states that compose Mexico (does not include the Mexican Federal District). ... Caribbean Spanish (espaÃ±ol caribeÃ±o) is the general name of the Spanish language dialects spoken in the Caribbean region. ...

Regions

Some of its major rivers are the Grijalva and the Usumacinta, which run through the Tabasco Plain. The Tabasco plain is a coastal plain, with heavy rainfall, and covered in rainforest. It also has beautiful rivers and waterfalls in the rainforest. Categories: Stub ...

Tourist attractions

Tourist attractions include, along with many others, the Olmec ruins of La Venta, and the Mayan ruins of Comalcalco. Monument 1, an Olmec colossal head at La Venta The Olmec were an ancient Pre-Columbian people living in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, roughly in what are the modern-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. ... The Grandmother, La Venta (reproduction) La Venta is the name of a Pre-Columbian archaeological site of the Olmec civilization. ... The Maya civilization is a culture Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, its spectacular art and monumental architecture, and sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems. ... The pyramids of Comalcalco Comalcalco is a city and a site of the Pre-Columbian Maya civilization about 45 miles (60 km) northeast of Villahermosa in the mexican state of Tabasco. ...

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