Sotavento Region
Sotavento Region | |
|---|---|
Region | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | Xalapa |
| Largest city | Veracruz |
| Largest metro area | Greater Veracruz |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Sotavento Region is one of the regions of Veracruz, Mexico.[1][2]
Geography[]
Sotavento Region lies on the southern Gulf Coastal Plain. Sotavento means leeward, and the region lies in the rain shadow of the coastal , which makes it drier than the rest of Veracruz' coastal lowlands to the north and south. The Veracruz dry forests ecoregion covers much of the region.[3]
It is bounded on the northeast by the Gulf of Mexico, on the east and south by Papaloapan Region, on the west by Mountains Region, and on the north by Capital Region.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: Grado de marginación por municipio, 2005" (PDF). Conapo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ López-Balderas, Nayali (7 September 2014). "Seroprevalence of hepatitis viruses and risk factors in blood donors of Veracruz, Mexico" (PDF). The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. doi:10.3855/jidc.4812. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Veracruz dry forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
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