Palenque Municipality Explained

Palenque Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Chiapas
Subdivision Type2:Municipal Seat
Subdivision Name2:Palenque
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:Jorge Cabrera Aguilar (2021—2024)
Established Title:Created
Established Date:1915
Area Total Km2:2888
Area Footnotes:(2020)[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:132265
Population Density Km2:45.8
Timezone:Central (US Central)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:Central
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:17.4333°N -139°W
Elevation Footnotes:(Median)
Elevation M:92
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:29960—29969
Area Code:916
Website:http://www.palenque.gob.mx/

Palenque Municipality is a municipality in Chiapas in south Mexico.

Neighboring municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are Catazajá to the north, La Libertad to the east, Ocosingo and Chilón to the south, Salto de Agua to the west, and the other Mexican stat – Tabasco to the north and east, and country Guatemala to the southeast.[2]

Localities

There are 683 localities, the largest of which are:

Code INEGI Locality Population
065 Total Municipality 132,265
0001 51,797
0105 2,236
0182 1,726
0047 1,467
0191 1,385

Notes and References

  1. https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/biblioteca/ficha.html?upc=702825197780 Sociodemographic panorama of Chiapas
  2. http://www.inafed.gob.mx/work/enciclopedia/EMM07chiapas/municipios/07065a.html Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Palenque