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Municipality in Chiapas, Mexico
Palenque Municipality
Municipality
Location of the municipality in Sonora.Location of the municipality in Sonora.
Coordinates: 17°26′N 91°48′W / 17.433°N 91.800°W / 17.433; -91.800
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Municipal SeatPalenque
Created1915
Government
 • Municipal PresidentJorge Cabrera Aguilar (2021—2024)
Area
 • Total2,888 km (1,115 sq mi)
Elevation92 m (302 ft)
Population
 • Total132,265
 • Density45.8/km (119/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code29960—29969
Area code916
Websitehttp://www.palenque.gob.mx/

Palenque Municipality is a municipality in Chiapas in south Mexico.

Neighboring municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are Catazajá to the north, La Libertad to the east, Ocosingo and Chilón to the south, Salto de Agua to the west, and the other Mexican stat – Tabasco to the north and east, and country Guatemala to the southeast.

Localities

There are 683 localities, the largest of which are:

Code INEGI Locality Population
065 Total Municipality 132,265
0001 Palenque 51,797
0105 Río Chancalá 2,236
0182 Agua Blanca Serranía 1,726
0047 El Edén 1,467
0191 Arimatea 1,385

References

  1. Sociodemographic panorama of Chiapas
  2. Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Palenque
Chiapas State of Chiapas
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (capital)
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