The intrastate regions (), and sometimes districts () are collections of municipalities in a Mexican state that are grouped together to support the administration of the state government and are not regulated by the Constitution of Mexico. The reasons for such a grouping include simplicity of administration and keeping statistics, politics, as well as geographic relationship (such as being part of a particular valley.)

Overview Intrastate regions exist in the following 11 states: Chiapas groups its 124 municipalities into 15 economic regions. Guerrero groups its 81 municipalities into 7 economic regions. Hidalgo groups its 84 municipalities in 3 ways, into 26 micro regions, 14 operational regions, or 5 macro regions. Jalisco groups its 125 municipalities into 12 regions. México groups its 125 municipalities into 20 regions. Michoacán groups its 113 municipalities into 10 regions. Oaxaca groups its 570 municipalities into 30 districts, and then into 8 regions. San Luis Potosí groups its 58 municipalities into 4 regions. Tabasco groups its 17 municipalities in 2 ways, into 4 subregions, or 2 regions. Veracruz groups its 212 municipalities into 10 regions. Yucatán groups its 106 municipalities into 7 regions.

Jalisco

Jalisco groups its 125 municipalities into 12 regions.Regiones de JaliscoMapa de las regiones de Jalisco CodeRegionMunicipalitiesNorteNorth10Altos NorteHighlands North8Altos SurHighlands South12CiénegaSwamp9SuresteSoutheast10SurSouth12Sierra de AmulaAmula mountain14Costa SurCoast South6Costa-Sierra OccidentalCoast-Western Mountain8VallesValleys12LagunasLagoons12CentroCentral12

México

The State of Mexico groups its 125 municipalities into 20 regions, and they are numbered by Roman numerals.Regiones y Municipios - Dictamen de la División Regional CodeRegionMunicipalitiesAmecameca13Atlacomulco14Chimalhuacán4Cuautitlán Izcalli3Ecatepec2Ixtlahuaca6Lerma7Metepec4Naucalpan5Nezahualcóyotl1Otumba10Tejupilco11Tenancingo10Tepotzotlán7Texcoco4Tlalnepantla1Toluca2Texcoco4Valle de Bravo12Zumpango5

Oaxaca

Oaxaca groups its 570 municipalities into 30 districts, and then into 8 regions.Oaxaca - MunicipiosOaxaca - Regiones RegionDistrictMunicipalitiesCostaJamiltepec2450Juquila12Pochutla14IstmoJuchitán2241Tehuantepec19MixtecaCoixtlahuaca13155Huajuapan28Juxtlahuaca7Nochixtlán32Silacayoapam19Teposcolula21Tlaxiaco35Sierra de Flores MagónCuicatlán2045Teotitlán25Sierra de JuárezIxtlán2668Mixe17Villa Alta25Sierra SurMiahuatlán3270Putla10Sola de Vega16Yautepec12PapaloapanChoapam620Tuxtepec14Valles CentralesCentro21121Ejutla13Etla23Ocotlán20Tlacolula25Zaachila6Zimatlán13

Veracruz

Veracruz groups its 212 municipalities into 10 regions.Regiones culturales y municipios de Veracruz RegionMunicipalitiesHuasteca Alta15Huasteca Baja18Totonaca15Nautla11Capital33Mountains57Sotavento12Papaloapan22Los Tuxtlas4Olmeca25

Yucatán

Yucatán groups its 106 municipalities into 7 regions.Municipios de Yucatán CodeRegionMunicipalitiesPonienteWest10NoroesteNorthwest19CentroCentral15Litoral centroLittoral central16NoresteNorthesst9OrienteEast20SurSouth17

See also Administrative divisions of Mexico List of states of Mexico Municipalities of Mexico

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