This article refers to Tabasco state; for the condiment see Tabasco sauce

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ESTADO DE TABASCO Other Mexican States Capital Villahermosa Other major cities List of municipalities Area 25,267 km� Ranked 24th Population (2000 census) 1,889,370 Ranked 20th Governor (2001-07) Manuel Andrade D�az (PRI) Federal Deputies (6) PRI = 6 Federal Senators PRI = 2 PRD = 1 ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr. MX-TAB Tab.

Tabasco (sometimes historically spelled Tobasco) is a state in Mexico. Its capital is Villahermosa.

Tabasco is bordered by the Mexican states of Veracruz to the west, Chiapas to the south, and Campeche to the north east. To the east Tabasco borders with the Pet�n Department of Guatemala, and to the north is the Gulf of Mexico. Tabasco is in the northern half of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

Cities in Tabasco include: Ciudad Pemex, Emiliano Zapata, San Miguel, Tenosique, Tortuguero, the Olmec ruins of La Venta, and the Maya ruins of Comalcalco.

Municipalities

1. Balanc�n (Balanc�n)
2. C�rdenas (C�rdenas)
3. Centla (Frontera)
4. Centro (Villahermosa)
5. Comalcalco (Comalcalco)
6. Cunduac�n (Cunduac�n)
7. Emiliano Zapata (Emiliano Zapata)
8. Huimanguillo (Huimanguillo)
9. Jalapa (Jalapa)
10. Jalpa de M�ndez (Jalpa de M�ndez)
11. Jonuta (Jonuta)
12. Macuspana (Macuspana)
13. Nacajuca (Nacajuca)
14. Para�so (Para�so)
15. Tacotalpa (Tacotalpa)
16. Teapa (Teapa)
17. Tenosique (Tenosique de Pino Su�rez)

See also: Municipalities of Tabasco

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