Amatenango de la Frontera is a town and one of the 122 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 171.4 km² and is a part of Mexico's border with Guatemala.
Amatenango de la Frontera | |
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Municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera in Chiapas | |
![]() ![]() Amatenango de la Frontera Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 15°26′N 92°7′W | |
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State | Chiapas |
Settled | mid-17th century |
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• Total | 171.4 km2 (66.2 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 29,547 |
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 29,547,[1] up from 26,094 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 123 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: El Pacayal (3,045), classified as urban, and Potrerillo (2,062), Nuevo Amatenango (1,594), Guadalupe Victoria (1,541), and Nueva Morelia (1,032), classified as rural.[1]
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Tuxtla Gutiérrez (capital) | ||
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