Francisco León, Chiapas Explained

Francisco León
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
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chiapas
Area Total Km2:114.3
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:7,000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:17.3167°N -108°W

Francisco León is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It covers an area of 114.3 km². In 1982 parts of the municipality were buried in the eruption of El Chichón Volcano.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 7,000,[1] up from 5,236 as of 2005.[2]

The municipality had 50 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: San Miguel la Sardina (1,106), classified as rural.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Francisco León. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Francisco León. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. July 25, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617053203/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chiapas/municipios/07033a.htm. June 17, 2011. dead.