| Benemérito de las Américas | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Municipality of Benemérito de las Américas in Chiapas | |
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Benemérito de las Américas
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 378.1 sq mi (979.2 km2) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 14,446 |
Benemérito de las Américas is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,446.[1] It covers an area of 979.2 km² and borders Guatemala.
Situated in the Montañas del Oriente, a large part of its territory is mountainous.