Las Margaritas, Chiapas
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| Coordinates: 16°18′55″N 91°58′54″W / 16.31528°N 91.98167°WCoordinates: 16°18′55″N 91°58′54″W / 16.31528°N 91.98167°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Municipality | Las Margaritas |
| Village status | 9 December 1871 |
| City status | 24 March 1981 |
| Area (municipality) | |
| • Total | 5,307.8 km2 (2,049.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,521 m (4,990 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 111,484 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 30187 |
| Area code(s) | 963 |
Las Margaritas is a city, and the surrounding municipality of the same name, in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The municipal seat is located some 25 km to the northeast of Comitán de Domínguez, while the municipality extends to the east as far as the border with Guatemala. Part of the Lagunas de Montebello National Park is in the municipality's territory.
Demographics[]
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 111,484,[1]
As of 2010, the city of Las Margaritas had a population of 20,786.[1] Other than the city of Las Margaritas, the municipality had 486 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: (3,164), classified as urban, and (2,207), (1,915), (1,862), (1,808), (1,684), (1,665), (1,626), (1,386), (1,283), (1,222), (1,177), (1,075), (1,062), (1,034), and (1,007), classified as rural.[1]
History[]
The municipality was created and the settlement given the status of a pueblo (village) on 9 December 1871, by Governor José Pantaleón Domínguez. On 24 March 1981, under Governor , the municipal seat was given city (ciudad) status.
In January 1994 it was one of the cities seized by the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) during their uprising. The village of , headquarters of the EZLN military command, is located in the municipality.
Geography[]
- 16°18′55″N 91°58′54″W / 16.31528°N 91.98167°W
- 1,521 metres above sea level
- Postal code: 30187
- LADA area code: 963
Media[]
- XEVFS, a government-run indigenous community radio station.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Las Margaritas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- Las Margaritas (Enciclopedia de los municipios de México)
External links[]
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- Municipalities of Chiapas