| Amatenango del Valle | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Mexico (de jure) Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities (Controlled by) |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chiapas |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | Pre-Hispanic period |
| Established Title2: | Municipality created |
| Established Date2: | 11 November 1882 |
| Area Total Km2: | 236 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 8,728 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 16.5333°N -118°W |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Cwb |
Amatenango del Valle is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of .
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,728,[1] up from 6,559 as of 2005.[2]
As of 2010, the town of Amatenango del Valle had a population of 4,661,[1] up from 3,351 as of 2005.[2] Other than the town of Amatenango del Valle, the municipality had 60 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]
The territory of the municipality was originally settled during the Classic Period of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica by a group of Tzeltal settlers. Their settlement, in 1486, was invaded by Aztec troops under Tiltototl. In 1528, following the Spanish Conquest, an encomienda was established in the area.