Minatitlán, Veracruz
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Minatitlán is a city in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name; it stands on the railway and on Federal Highway 121. The city had a 2005 census population of 109,791, while the municipality had a population of 151,983. The municipality has an areal extent of 4,123.91 km² (1,592.25 sq mi) and includes many small outlying communities.
It is a sister city of Minatitlán in the state of Colima, on the other side of the country.
One of Mexico's six oil-refining facilities is located there. The refining complex processes 291,000 barrels a day and produces diesel, fuel oil, and gasoline. The local economy basically depends on the petroleum industry, but corn, fruits, sugar, and rice are also cultivated in the area.
It is a small city with many people, its production is the petroleo.
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- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- Veracruz Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
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