Mezcalapa | |
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 View of Chiapas Bridge in Mezcalapa from the south shore of the Malpaso Reservoir. | |
  Mezcalapa Location of Mezcalapa  Mezcalapa Mezcalapa (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 17°11′21″N 93°36′17″W / 17.18917°N 93.60472°W[1] | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Chiapas |
| Gazetted | 23 November 2011 |
| Seat | Raudales Malpaso |
| Government | |
| • President | Juan Alberto Sánchez Hernández |
| Area | |
| • Total | 847.31 km2 (327.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1] (of seat) | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 20,950 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 6,817 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal codes | 29600–29609[3] |
| Area code | 968 |
| Website | Official website |
Mezcalapa is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately 71 kilometres (44 mi) northwest of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Its municipal seat is Raudales Malpaso.
- ^ a b c "Catálogo Único de Claves de Áreas Geoestadísticas Estatales, Municipales y Localidades" (in Spanish). INEGI. August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Government of Chiapas. REGIÓN III – MEZCALAPA (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). p. 1. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Consulta de Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.