Ostuacán Explained

Ostuacán
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
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:946.4
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:17,067
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:17.4°N -113°W

Ostuacán is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,067,[1] up from 17,026 in 2005.[2] It covers an area of 946.4 km².

In 2010, the town of Ostuacán had a population of 2,979.[1] Other than the town of Ostuacán, the municipality had 111 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Nuevo Juan del Grijalva (1,598), Plan de Ayala (1,463), and Nuevo Xochimilco (1,393), classified as rural.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ostuacán. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Ostuacán. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. July 27, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110617054800/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chiapas/municipios/07062a.htm. June 17, 2011.