Simojovel

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Simojovel
Municipality
Simojovel Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°09′N 92°43′W / 17.150°N 92.717°W / 17.150; -92.717Coordinates: 17°09′N 92°43′W / 17.150°N 92.717°W / 17.150; -92.717
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Municipal seat
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

Simojovel is one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.

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: (10,762), the municipal seat classified as urban, and (2,437), (1,755), (1,626), (1,275), (1,204), and (1,103), classified as rural.^[1]

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]}

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