Amatenango del Valle

Amatenango del Valle
Municipality
Municipality of Amatenango del Valle in Chiapas
Municipality of Amatenango del Valle in Chiapas
Amatenango del Valle is located in Mexico
Amatenango del Valle
Amatenango del Valle
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°32′N 92°26′W / 16.533°N 92.433°W / 16.533; -92.433
CountryMexico (de jure)
Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities (Controlled by)
StateChiapas
SettledPre-Hispanic period
Municipality created11 November 1882
Area
 • Total236 km2 (91 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total8,728
ClimateCwb
Websitewww.amatenangodelvalle.chiapas.gob.mx

Amatenango del Valle is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 236 km2 (91 sq mi).

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,728,[1] up from 6,559 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Amatenango del Valle had a population of 4,661,[1] up from 3,351 as of 2005.[2] Other than the town of Amatenango del Valle, the municipality had 60 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Amatenango del Valle". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Amatenango del Valle". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. INAFED. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved July 25, 2008.