Ostuacán

Ostuacán
Municipality

Municipality of Ostuacán in Chiapas
Ostuacán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°24′N 93°20′W / 17.400°N 93.333°W / 17.400; -93.333Coordinates: 17°24′N 93°20′W / 17.400°N 93.333°W / 17.400; -93.333
Country  Mexico
State Chiapas
Area
 • Total 365.4 sq mi (946.4 km2)
Population (2005)
 • Total 17,067

Ostuacán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.

In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,067,[1] up from 17,026 in 2005.[2] It covers an area of 946.4 km².


In 2010, the town of Ostuacán had a population of 2,979.[1] Other than the town of Ostuacán, the municipality had 111 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Nuevo Juan del Grijalva (1,598), Plan de Ayala (1,463), and Nuevo Xochimilco (1,393), classified as rural.[1]

Map of the municipality

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ostuacán". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ostuacán". 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 June 17, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
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