Las Choapas is a city and its surrounding
municipality in the southeastern extremes of the
state of
Veracruz in
Mexico. It is bordered by the municipalities of
Uxpanapa,
Minatitlán,
Moloacán, and
Agua Dulce in Veracruz,
Huimanguillo in
Tabasco,
Cintalapa and
Tecpatán in
Chiapas, and
Santa María Chimalapa in
Oaxaca. Las Choapas took the name after a small fish called "Chopa" which was a species in the Tancochapa River, which is the boundary between Veracruz and Tabasco. Its major products are cattle breeding, corn, oil, fruit, sugar, and rubber. In the past it had a rice miller. It is one of the largest municipalities in Veracruz, with an area of 2,851.2 km² (1,100.85 sq mi). At the 2005 census the city had a population of 40,773 inhabitants, while the municipality had a population of 70,092. It is a very hot place, as temperature reaches up to 40 degrees Celsius. It has had some
tornadoes in the past. It is connected to the communities of Raudales-
Ocozocoautla in
Chiapas through the
Chiapas bridge.