Villahermosa - The city, Places of interest, Geography and natural resources, Education

18°00N 92°53W, pop (2000e) 470 000. River-port capital of Tabasco state, SE Mexico, on the R Grijalva; university (1958); agricultural trade, distilling, sugar refining; Centro de Investigaciones de las Culturas Olmecas; Mayan brick-built ruins of Comacalco to the NW.

Villahermosa ("Beautiful Village" in Spanish language) is the capital city of Tabasco, Mexico, and the municipal seat of Centro municipality.

Villahermosa

Foundation date	24 June 1596
Population	520,308 (in 2000)
Elevation	10 m
Location	17°59′05″N, 92°55′09″W
Time zone (UTC)	- 6 hours (central time)
Dial code	993
Source: INEGI

The city

Tabasco's political powers reside here.

Places of interest

Plaza de Armas (main square) Zona Luz (downtown) Catedral del Señor de Tabasco (Cathedral of The Lord of Tabasco) CICOM complex La Venta Museum-Park - with many Olmec artifacts and ferrets Tomás Garrido Canabal Park Tabasco History Museum Galerias Tabasco 2000 (Shopping Mall) Yumká (zoo) Tulipanes Restaurant (Local catering) La Choca Park Tabasco Park while the Feria Festivities Papagayo Children Museum Roxana's house of fun and games

Geography and natural resources

Villahermosa is located in the Southeast of Mexico between rivers Grijalva and Carrizal, the average elevation of the city is 10 meters above sea level.

The most important city roads are: Paseo Tabasco Avenue, Gregorio Mendez Avenue, The Periferico and Ruiz Cortines Avenue.

Education

The capital city concentrates the most important universities of the state.

Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco Instituto Tecnológico de Villahermosa Universidad Tecnológica de Tabasco Universidad del Valle de México Universidad Olmeca

And private schools:

Colegio Arji Colegio Americano de Tabasco (not part of the American School Foundation)