Palenque Municipality

Municipality in Chiapas, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Palenque Municipality is a municipality in Chiapas in south Mexico.

Country Mexico
Created1915
Elevation
(Median)
92 m (302 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
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Palenque Municipality
Municipality
Location of the municipality in Chiapas.
Location of the municipality in Chiapas.
Coordinates: 17°26′N 91°48′W
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Municipal SeatPalenque
Created1915
Government
 • Municipal PresidentJorge Cabrera Aguilar (2021—2024)
Area
(2020)[1]
 • Total
2,888 km2 (1,115 sq mi)
Elevation
(Median)
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
132,265
 • Density45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code
29960—29969
Area code916
Websitehttp://www.palenque.gob.mx/
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Neighboring municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are Catazajá to the north, La Libertad to the east, Ocosingo and Chilón to the south, Salto de Agua to the west, and the other Mexican stat – Tabasco to the north and east, and country Guatemala to the southeast.[2]

Localities

There are 683 localities, the largest of which are:

Code INEGILocalityPopulation
065Total Municipality132,265
0001Palenque51,797
0105Río Chancalá2,236
0182Agua Blanca Serranía1,726
0047El Edén1,467
0191Arimatea1,385

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