Benemérito de las Américas is a town and one of the 122 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 979.2 km² and borders Guatemala.

Benemérito de las Américas
Municipality
Municipality of Benemérito de las Américas in Chiapas
Benemérito de las Américas Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°31′2″N 90°39′11″W
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Area
• Total	378.1 sq mi (979.2 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	17,282
Climate	Am

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,282,[1] up from 14,446 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Benemérito de las Américas had a population of 7,259.[1] Other than the town of Benemérito de las Américas, the municipality had 75 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Flor de Cacao (1,655), classified as rural.[1]

Geography

Situated in the Montañas del Oriente, a large part of its territory is mountainous.

References

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