Amatenango de la Frontera

Municipality in Chiapas, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Amatenango de la Frontera

Amatenango de la Frontera is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 171.4 km² and is a part of Mexico's border with Guatemala.

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Municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera in Chiapas
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Amatenango de la Frontera
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 15°26′N 92°7′W
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Settledmid-17th century
Area
  Total
171.4 km2 (66.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
29,547
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As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 29,547,[1] up from 26,094 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 123 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: El Pacayal (3,045), classified as urban, and Potrerillo (2,062), Nuevo Amatenango (1,594), Guadalupe Victoria (1,541), and Nueva Morelia (1,032), classified as rural.[1]

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