Chenalhó
Chenalhó is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 113 km².
Chenalhó | |
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Municipality | |
 Municipality of Chenalhó in Chiapas | |
  Chenalhó Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°53′N 92°38′W | |
| Country |  |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 36,111 |
| Climate | Cfb |
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 36,111,[1] up from 27,331 as of 2005.[2]
As of 2010, the town of Chenalhó had a population of 3,143.[1] Other than the town of Chenalhó, the municipality had 123 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Tzeltal (2,068), Belisario Domínguez (1,526), Yibeljoj (1,286), Puebla (1,245), and Miguel Utrilla (Los Chorros) (1,113), classified as rural.[1]
The Acteal Massacre of 22 December 1997 occurred in the municipality of Chenalhó.
References
- "Chenalhó". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- "Chenalhó". 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 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
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