The relief of Tabasco represents 1.3% of the surface of Mexico with an area of ​​24,578Km². Its coordinates are 91 ° 00 'and 94 ° 17' longitude to the west, and 17 ° 15 'and 18 ° 39' north latitude. The state is divided into two regions: the Grijalva Region and the Usumacinta Region.

Tabasco is covered by an extensive humid plain that is easily flooded by swampy areas, specifically in the rainy season.

Tabasco

It also has hills, valleys and several mountain ranges that border the southern border of the region. It is considered the state with the highest water runoff throughout the year in the entire country.

Characterized by a tropical climate, Tabasco is home to a great natural wealth and a diversity of ecosystems.

Most of the territory is flat and the few existing hills or elevations do not exceed 30m in height.

From the branch of the Chiapas mountain ranges to the coastal plains, the relief of Tabasco is crossed by several rivers such as the Usumacinta and the Puyacatengo.

The state is located to the southeast of Mexico and is part of the physiographic provinces of the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico, the Sierras de Chiapas and Guatemala, which interrupt the south of the territory.

Its relief is determined by the dislocation of rocks and tectonism by folding. In the coastal plain the marine and lake basins are filled by a sedimentation of terrestrial material transported by external currents.

Referencias

1. Áreas naturales protegidas de Tabasco. (s.f.). Recuperado el 11 de agosto de 2010, de la Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Protección Ambiental.
2. Mapa de Tabasco. Recuperado el 11 de diciembre de 2015, de INEGI.
3. Martínez, Carlos. (2006) Breve historia de Tabasco. México, D.F. Fondo de Cultura de Economía.
4. Rumney, Thomas A. (2013) The Geography of Central America and Mexico. United Stated of America. The scarecrow Press, Inc.
5. Tabasco. (s.f.). Recuperado el 28 de Septiembre de 2017, de Secretaría de Educación Pública.