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Municipality in Chiapas From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amatenango del Valle is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 236 km2 (91 sq mi).
Amatenango del Valle | |
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Municipality of Amatenango del Valle in Chiapas | |
  Amatenango del Valle Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°32′N 92°26′W | |
| Country | Mexico (de jure)  Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities (Controlled by) |
| State | Chiapas |
| Settled | Pre-Hispanic period |
| Municipality created | 11 November 1882 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 236 km2 (91 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,728 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | www |
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,728,[1] up from 6,559 as of 2005.[2]
As of 2010, the town of Amatenango del Valle had a population of 4,661,[1] up from 3,351 as of 2005.[2] Other than the town of Amatenango del Valle, the municipality had 60 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]
The territory of the municipality was originally settled during the Classic Period of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica by a group of Tzeltal settlers. Their settlement, in 1486, was invaded by Aztec troops under Tiltototl. In 1528, following the Spanish Conquest, an encomienda was established in the area.
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