Chalchihuitán

Chalchihuitán
Municipality
Municipality of Chalchihuitán in Chiapas
Chalchihuitán Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°58′N 92°39′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Area
• Total	74.5 km^2 (28.8 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	21,915
• Density	290/km^2 (760/sq mi)
Climate	Cfb

Chalchihuitán is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 74.5 km².

In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 21,915,^[1][2] up from 12,256 in 2005.^[3]

In 2010, the town of Chalchihuitán had a population of 1,054.^[2] Other than the town of Chalchihuitán, the municipality had 45 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Chiquinshulum (1,612), classified as urban, and Joltealal (1,004), classified as rural.^[2]

References

1. "Chalchihuitán (Municipality, Mexico) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
2. "Chalchihuitán". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
3. "Chalchihuitán". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved July 25, 2008.