Chalchihuitán

Chalchihuitán
Municipality

Municipality of Chalchihuitán in Chiapas
Chalchihuitán

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 16°58′N 92°39′W / 16.967°N 92.650°W / 16.967; -92.650Coordinates: 16°58′N 92°39′W / 16.967°N 92.650°W / 16.967; -92.650
Country  Mexico
State Chiapas
Area
  Total 74.5 km2 (28.8 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 14,027
Climate Cfb

Chalchihuitán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 74.5 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 14,027,[1] up from 12,256 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Chalchihuitán had a population of 1,054.[1] Other than the town of Chalchihuitán, the municipality had 45 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Chiquinshulum (1,612), classified as urban, and Joltealal (1,004), classified as rural.[1]


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chalchihuitán". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Chalchihuitán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Retrieved July 25, 2008.


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