Amatán Municipality Explained

Amatán Municipality
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:300
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Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chiapas
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:109.3
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:21,275
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Coordinates:17.3667°N -141°W
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Amatán Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 109.3 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 21,275,[1] up from 18,775 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Amatán had a population of 3,947.[1] Other than the town of Amatán, the municipality had 138 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Reforma y Planada (1,156), classified as rural.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amatán. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305071230/http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=07&mun=005. dead.
  2. Web site: Amatan. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. July 25, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927205858/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chiapas/municipios/07005a.htm. 2007-09-27. dead.