El Parral, Chiapas
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El Parral | |
|---|---|
  El Parral Location of El Parral  El Parral El Parral (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 16°21′58″N 93°00′24″W / 16.36611°N 93.00667°W[1] | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Chiapas |
| Gazetted | 23 November 2011 |
| Seat | El Parral |
| Government | |
| • President | Alber Molina Espinoza |
| Area | |
• Total | 365.50 km2 (141.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation [1] (of seat) | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 14,171 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 10,865 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal codes | 30528–30530[3] |
| Area code | 965 |
| Website | Official website |
El Parral is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
The municipality of El Parral is located in the Chiapas Depression. It borders the municipalities of Chiapa de Corzo to the north, Venustiano Carranza to the east, Villa Corzo to the south, and Villaflores to the west. The municipality covers an area of 365.50 square kilometres (141.12 sq mi).[2]
The generally flat terrain of El Parral mostly consists of farmland and pastureland, although isolated patches of forest and jungle remain.[4] The southeastern part of the municipality borders the Angostura Reservoir, the largest reservoir in Mexico in terms of total capacity,[5] created by the Angostura Dam (officially called the Belisario Domínguez Dam) on the Grijalva River.
History
José Félix Flores Arellano is credited with founding the community of El Parral. He worked as a manager on a farm in the area in 1927 and was asked by locals to serve as President of the local Executive Agrarian Committee, which oversaw the construction of the area's first basic infrastructure such as roads, water supply, a telephone office and a school. El Parral was part of the municipality of Villa Corzo until 23 November 2011, when the decree raising El Parral to the level of an independent municipality was gazetted.[6]
