Suchiate Explained

Suchiate
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
Subdivision Type2:Municipal seat
Subdivision Name2:Ciudad Hidalgo
Established Title2:Municipality created
Established Date2:4 July 1925
Area Total Km2:606.1
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:35056
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:14.6792°N -92.1497°W
Elevation M:20
Website:www.suchiate.chiapas.gob.mx

Suchiate is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala. It is in the Soconusco region, and is the southernmost municipality both in Chiapas and in all of Mexico. On the eastern edge of the municipality, flowing from north to south, is the Río Suchiate, which forms the international border. Two communities within the municipality are border crossings with Guatemala, Ciudad Hidalgo and Talismán. Ciudad Hidalgo is the municipal seat and has a customs house at the border. Suchiate reported a 2010 census population of 35,056 persons. It has a land area of 606.1km².

Demographics

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 35,056.[1]

The municipality had 180 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Ciudad Hidalgo (14,606), La Libertad (4,500), classified as urban, and Ignacio López Rayón (1,573), classified as rural.[1]

References

Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

14.6792°N -92.1497°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suchiate. Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). 23 April 2014.