Mexican Federal Highway 123

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Federal Highway 123
Carretera Federal 123
Route information
Maintained by Secretariat of Communications and Transportation
Length 37.5 km [1] (23.3 mi)
Major junctions
North endCarretera federal 150D.svg Fed. 150D in Orizaba
South end Zongolica
Highway system

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Carretera federal 121.svg Fed. 121 Fed. 125 Carretera federal 125.svg

Federal Highway 123 (Carretera Federal 123) is a Federal Highway of Mexico. [2] The highway travels entirely within the state of Veracruz from Orizaba in the north to Zongolica in the south.

Mexico Country in the southern portion of North America

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

Veracruz State of Mexico

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is Xalapa-Enríquez.

Orizaba Municipality and town in Veracruz, Mexico

Orizaba is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located 20 km west of its sister city Córdoba, and is adjacent to Río Blanco and Ixtaczoquitlán, on Federal Highways 180 and 190. The city had a 2005 census population of 117,273 and is almost coextensive with its small municipality, with only a few small areas outside the city. The municipality's population was 117,289 and it has an area of 27.97 km².

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References

  1. "Datos Viales de Veracruz" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2011. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
  2. "Mapa Nacional de Comunicaciones y Transportes" (PDF). Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes de Mexico. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2008.