Sabanilla
Municipality in Chiapas, Mexico
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Sabanilla is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.
Sabanilla | |
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  Sabanilla Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°17′N 92°33′W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.2 sq mi (171.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 25,187 |
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 25,187,[1] up from 21,156 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 171.4 km2.
As of 2010, the town of Sabanilla had a population of 3,052.[1] Other than the town of Sabanilla, the municipality had 77 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Los Naranjos, Chiapas (2,348), Moyos, Chiapas (1,945), El Calvario, Chiapas (1,262), Buenavista, Chiapas (1,229), Majastic, Chiapas (1,221), El Paraíso, Chiapas (1,081), and Cristóbal Colón, Chiapas (1,000), classified as rural.[1]
History
Sabanilla was founded in 1771 by 150 migrants from the surrounding villages of Moyos and Tila. They sent a letter to the Spanish King, Carlos III, signed by the only literate person, Matheo Diaz. The priest of Moyos approved the foundation of the settlement.[citation needed]
