Catazajá

Catazajá is a town and one of the 122 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 621 km².

Catazajá
Municipality
Municipality of Catazajá in Chiapas
Catazajá
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°44′N 92°01′W
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Area
  Total240 sq mi (621 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total17,140

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,140,[1] up from 15,709 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the town of Catazajá had a population of 2,973.[1] Other than the town of Catazajá, the municipality had 249 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Punta Arena (1,365) and Loma Bonita (1,071), classified as rural.[1]

References

  1. "Catazajá". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. "Catazajá". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved July 25, 2008.


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