Ciudad Hidalgo
(formerly: Mariscal; Mariscal Suchiate; Suchiate) | |
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 Municipality of Suchiate in Chiapas | |
  Ciudad Hidalgo Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 14°40′45″N 92°08′59″W / 14.67917°N 92.14972°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Municipality | Suchiate |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Village status | 4 July 1925 |
| City status | 24 July 1952 |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,606 |
| Postal code | 30840 |
| Area code | 962 |
Ciudad Hidalgo is a city in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Suchiate which is the southernmost in Mexico. In the 2010 INEGI Census, it reported a population of 14,606 inhabitants.[1]
It is the main crossing point on the international border with Guatemala. The Puente Rodolfo Robles, a road-rail bridge,[2][3] over the Río Suchiate joins it with the Guatemalan city of Ciudad Tecún Umán in the municipality of Ayutla, San Marcos department.