Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal Explained

Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal
Settlement Type:Municipality
Seal Size:70px
Pushpin Map:Mexico Chiapas#Mexico
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Emiselda González Roblero
Established Title:Gazetted
Established Date:6 September 2017
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:225.24
Population As Of:2010 Census
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3653
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Seat
Population Blank1:563
Timezone:Central
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:15.6011°N -92.6292°W
Elevation Point:of seat
Elevation M:1564
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:30995–30996[3]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:963
Website:http://www.capitanluisvidal.gob.mx/

Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately southeast of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Its inhabitants are of Guatemalan origin and speak the Mam language.[4]

Geography

The municipality of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal is located in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in the southern part of the state. It borders the municipalities of Ángel Albino Corzo to the north, Honduras de la Sierra to the east, Escuintla to the southeast, Acacoyagua to the south, Mapastepec to the west, and Montecristo de Guerrero to the northwest.[5] The municipality covers an area of .[1]

The terrain of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal is rugged, ranging from 900to in elevation, and is primarily covered by pine-oak forests.[6] The western part of the municipality lies in El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, while the eastern part lies in the Pico El Loro-Paxtal Ecological Conservation Area.[1]

The climate is generally temperate. The average annual rainfall is, with most of it falling between May and October.[5]

History

The community of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal was founded in 1954 and was originally part of the municipality of Siltepec. On 18 August 2017, the Congress of Chiapas approved the separation of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal and its surrounding communities from Siltepec to create a new municipality.[7] The decree establishing Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal and Rincón Chamula San Pedro as new municipalities was gazetted on 6 September 2017.[1]

Administration

In 2018, Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal elected its first municipal president, Emiselda González Roblero.[8]

Demographics

In the 2010 Mexican Census, the localities that now comprise the municipality of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal recorded a total population of 3653 inhabitants.[2]

There are 49 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also named Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal, is designated as urban. It recorded a population of 563 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.[2]

Economy

Coffee production is the predominant economic activity in Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal. Dairy cattle are also raised.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 6 September 2017 . Decreto Número 248 . es . Periódico Oficial del Estado de Chiapas, Segunda Sección . 25 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Catálogo Único de Claves de Áreas Geoestadísticas Estatales, Municipales y Localidades . es . . August 2020 . 25 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Consulta de Códigos Postales . Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales . . 23 October 2020 . 25 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Historia . es . Municipality of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal . 25 October 2020 . 28 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205616/http://www.capitanluisvidal.gob.mx/mmunicipio/mhistoria . dead .
  5. Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal Municipal Council . Plan municipal de desarrollo visíon 2030 del municipio de Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal, Chiapas . es . 14 June 2019 . 25 October 2020.
  6. Encyclopedia: Siltepec . es . Estado de Chiapas . Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México . . 24 October 2020 . 4 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704101031/http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM07chiapas/municipios/07080a.html . dead .
  7. News: Burguete Cal y Mayor . Araceli . 22 August 2017 . Nuevos municipios en Chiapas: un expediente abierto . es . Chiapas Paralelo . 25 October 2020.
  8. News: 13 December 2018 . Configuración política de Chiapas 2018-2021 . es . Alcaldes de México . 25 October 2020.