Editing Veracruz (section)

==Government==
Veracruz was officially established as a state in 1824. Its government consists of a governor, elected to a single six-year term, and a unicameral State Congress, whose members serve three-year terms. It is divided into 212 [[municipalities of Mexico|municipios]] (municipalities).<ref name="brittanica"/> The newest of these are the municipalities of [[San Rafael, Veracruz|San Rafael]] and [[Santiago Sochiapan]] which were created in 2003.<ref name="gobierno">{{cite web |url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/ |title=Gobierno |year=2005 |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |publisher=Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Government |access-date=August 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616191401/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/ |archive-date=June 16, 2011 }}</ref> These municipalities are grouped into regions called Huasteca Alta (with ten municipalities), Huasteca Baja (with 23 municipalities), Totonac (with 15 municipalities), Nautla (with 11 municipalities), Capital (with 33 municipalities), Sotavento (with 12 municipalities), De las Montañas (with 57 municipalities), Papaloapan (with 22 municipalities), De los Tuxtlas (with four municipalities) and Olmeca (with 25 municipalities).<ref name="regionalizacion">{{cite web |url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/ |title=Regionalización |year=2005 |work=Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave |publisher=Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal |location=Mexico |language=es |trans-title=Regions |access-date=August 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616191401/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/veracruz/ |archive-date=June 16, 2011 }}</ref>

=== Freedom of the press violations ===
According to many journalists' organizations, Veracruz is one of the most dangerous places for journalists, especially after governor [[Javier Duarte de Ochoa]] came to power in December 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.rsf.org/mexico-threats-and-censorship-at-peak-in-30-09-2013,45259.html |title=Threats and censorship at peak in Veracruz, Oaxaca, Michoacán and Zacatecas - Reporters without borders |website=RSF |access-date=July 9, 2018 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085204/http://en.rsf.org/mexico-threats-and-censorship-at-peak-in-30-09-2013,45259.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>