Pantepec, Chiapas

Pantepec is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. The Chiapas Zoque language is spoken in this municipality.

Pantepec
Municipality
Municipality of Pantepec in Chiapas
Pantepec
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°11′N 93°03′W
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Founded1915
Area
  Total47.2 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,470 m (4,820 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total10,870
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Postal code
29660, 29661
Area code(s)(+52) 200

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,870,[1] up from 8,566 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 47.2 km².

As of 2010, the town of Pantepec had a population of 1,820.[1] Other than the town of Pantepec, the municipality had 54 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: San Isidro las Banderas (1,309), classified as rural.[1]

References

  1. "Pantepec". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Pantepec". 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 September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
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