Chalchihuitán

Chalchihuitán
Municipality

Municipality of Chalchihuitán in Chiapas
Chalchihuitán

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 16°58′N 92°39′W / 16.967°N 92.650°WCoordinates: 16°58′N 92°39′W / 16.967°N 92.650°W
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.