Tabasco (Mexico)

Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco

Last modified: 2025-03-01 by daniel rentería
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Presentation of Tabasco

• Official name (Spanish): Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco
• Official name (English): Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco
• Short-form names: State of Tabasco; Tabasco
• Location: Tabasco is located in the East of the country, being a gateway to the Yucatán Peninsula. It is good to note that outside the nation, Tabasco is commonly heard as the sauce which derives its name from peppers named as such (in turn, named after the state). Maya ruins, most notably Comalcalco, are found here, as it was part of the Chontal Maya state; Maya culture is still present in the state to this day. The oil/natural gas industry, cattle-raising, agriculture, and fishing are some of the most common industries here. The state is mostly flat, with many swamps especially to the east (where the Pantanos de Centla are found). It borders the state of Chiapas (S), Veracruz (W), Campeche (NE), the independent nation of Guatemala (E), and borders the Gulf of Mexico (NW). The state is sometimes divided into the Grijalva region (West of the river), and the Usumacinta Region (East of the Grijalva River).
• Area: 24 731 km²
• Municipalities: 17
• Population: 2 402 598 inhabitants (2020)
• Capital: Villahermosa (833 907 inhabitants [2020])
• Statehood: 29 January 1824
• Flag adopted: No official flag has been adopted.
• Arms adopted: Decree 247 establishing the Law on the Characteristics and Use of the Arms of the State of Tabasco, published on 15 December 2012. Previous dispositions: Royal Decree of 1598 by King Philip II to Villa Hermosa de San Juan Bautista (from which the state derives its coat of arms).

Sources: INEGI, Wikipedia

De facto flag

The State of Tabasco has not officially adopted a state flag, by law or any means as such; a de facto version uses the state's coat of arms imposed upon a white field. Notes: Common usage (especially with the Government) depicts red tassels on the ribbon.
Daniel Rentería, 15 February 2025

Coat of arms

Image from: Wikimedia Commons
Reported by Daniel Rentería, 15 February 2025

Decree 247 established the Law on the Characteristics and Use of the Arms of the State of Tabasco, published on 15 December 2012. Previously there was the Royal Decree of 1598 by King Philip II to Villa Hermosa de San Juan Bautista (from which the state directly derives its own coat of arms).
Daniel Rentería, 15 February 2025

Government flag

by Daniel Rentería, 15 February 2025 using image
image: [1] from tabascohoy.com

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