Villahermosa (Spanish: Beautiful Village) is the capital city of Tabasco, Mexico, and the municipal seat of Centro municipality. Villahermosa reported a population of 335,778 in the 2005 census, whereas Centro municipality had 558,524.
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The cityTabasco's political powers reside here. It is the main city of Tabasco state and gathers its largest population. The city is an important business center for Mexican oil industry. Also known as La Esmeralda del Sureste (The Emerald of Southeast), Villahermosa is a modern city rich in natural resources, both for agriculture and farming.
Places of interestVillahermosa 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 city, besides rivers, have several lagoons being the most important La Laguna de las Ilusiones (Illusions Lagoon).
The most important city roads are: Paseo Tabasco Avenue, Gregorio Mendez Avenue, The Periferico and Ruiz Cortines Avenue.
ClimateLike most of the state, Villahermosa has a tropical climate. Temperature, during spring and summer, reaches up to 40 °C and humidity during the same period is about 90%. In the short winter, climate is very humid and temperature decreases to around 15 °C .
The most remarkable season of the year is spring, as the framboyan, guayacan, and all the tropical vegetation flower, adding to the city a beautiful sense of joy on the major avenues.
EducationThe capital city concentrates the most important universities of the state.
