Centro Municipality, Tabasco

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Centro
Centro en Tabasco.svg
Location of the municipality within Tabasco
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Tabasco
Capital Villahermosa
Area
  Total1,612 km2 (622 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total640,359
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

The Municipality of Centro is one of the 17 municipalities of the Mexican state of Tabasco. Its municipal seat is located in the city of Villahermosa. The municipality had a 2010 census population of 640,359 inhabitants, 353,577 (55.2%) of whom lived in its municipal seat, Villahermosa.

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The municipal government is headed by the municipal president (mayor) of Centro.

Towns and villages

The municipality has the distinction of having 72 towns (localities) of over 1,000 inhabitants, and 116 towns of over 500 inhabitants, in both cases more than any other municipality in Mexico. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are: [1]

Name2010 Census Population
Villahermosa 353,577
Playas del Rosario (Subteniente García)21,893
Ocuiltzapotlán18,312
Parrilla II10,967
Parrilla9,964
Tamulté de las Sabanas8,824
Medellín y Madero Segunda Sección7,825
Río Viejo Primera Sección6,726
Macultepec6,485
Luis Gil Pérez6,083
Guapinol5,768
Buena Vista Río Nuevo Segunda Sección5,740
La Lima5,638
Buena Vista Río Nuevo Primera Sección5,627
Medellín y Pigua Tercera Sección5,520
Ixtacomitán Primera Sección5,243
Anacleto Canabal Segunda Sección5,153
Total Municipality640,359

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