Sotavento Region
Sotavento Region is one of the regions of Veracruz, Mexico.[1][2]
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) |
Geography
Sotavento Region lies on the southern Gulf Coastal Plain. Sotavento means leeward, and the region lies in the rain shadow of the coastal Sierra de Chiconquiaco, 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
- "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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