Simojovel

Simojovel is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

Simojovel
Municipality
Simojovel Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°09′N 92°43′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Municipal seat	Simojovel de Allende
Government
• Presidente Municipal	José Amir Pérez Conde (2008–10)
Area
• Total	446.99 km2 (172.58 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	40,297
Website	http://www.simojovel.chiapas.gob.mx

View of Simojovel in 1987

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 40,297,^[1] up from 31,615 as of 2005.^[2] It covers an area of 446.99 km².

The municipality had 145 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Simojovel de Allende (10,762), the municipal seat classified as urban, and Pueblo Nuevo Sitala (2,437), La Pimienta (1,755), El Jardín (1,626), La Ceiba (1,275), Las Maravillas (1,204), and Constitución (1,103), classified as rural.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Simojovel (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	37.5 (99.5)	37.0 (98.6)	39.0 (102.2)	40.0 (104.0)	40.0 (104.0)	39.0 (102.2)	39.0 (102.2)	39.5 (103.1)	38.5 (101.3)	40.5 (104.9)	39.5 (103.1)	36.5 (97.7)	40.5 (104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.7 (76.5)	26.1 (79.0)	28.0 (82.4)	30.0 (86.0)	29.9 (85.8)	28.7 (83.7)	29.1 (84.4)	28.8 (83.8)	27.7 (81.9)	26.8 (80.2)	25.5 (77.9)	25.0 (77.0)	27.5 (81.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	19.7 (67.5)	20.8 (69.4)	22.3 (72.1)	24.0 (75.2)	24.3 (75.7)	23.5 (74.3)	23.8 (74.8)	23.7 (74.7)	23.1 (73.6)	22.3 (72.1)	20.8 (69.4)	19.9 (67.8)	22.4 (72.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	14.6 (58.3)	15.4 (59.7)	16.5 (61.7)	18.0 (64.4)	18.6 (65.5)	18.4 (65.1)	18.4 (65.1)	18.5 (65.3)	18.5 (65.3)	17.8 (64.0)	16.0 (60.8)	14.7 (58.5)	17.1 (62.8)
Record low °C (°F)	1.7 (35.1)	1.5 (34.7)	9.0 (48.2)	10.0 (50.0)	10.0 (50.0)	8.0 (46.4)	10.0 (50.0)	10.0 (50.0)	10.0 (50.0)	10.0 (50.0)	8.0 (46.4)	9.5 (49.1)	1.5 (34.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	78.8 (3.10)	64.6 (2.54)	47.6 (1.87)	71.8 (2.83)	153.0 (6.02)	317.1 (12.48)	231.6 (9.12)	316.7 (12.47)	397.1 (15.63)	245.7 (9.67)	162.7 (6.41)	96.9 (3.81)	2,183.6 (85.95)
Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional[3][4]

Economy

Until 1990, the majority of the population worked on the harvest of coffee, but today mining and the Chiapan amber trade are the most important economic activities.^{[citation needed]}

It is also known for its gastronomic traditions inherited from their ancient Mayan ancestors,^{[citation needed]} and for cooking 'zats', a tree worm that grows in 'caulote' trees typical of the region (known there as 'tapaculo'), as well as the 'yervamora', a seasonal vegetable, a chili variety 'simojovel' native to the town region, and the 'suy' prepared food.^{[citation needed]}

Native inhabitants of Simojovel do not allow tourists or foreign visitors interviews, as a measure to protect their patrimony and non-ethical profit.^{[citation needed]}