Chiapas
Sign in to saveChiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities and its capital and largest city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Other important population centers in Chiapas include Ocosingo, Tapachula, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Comitán, and Arriaga. Chiapas is the southernmost state in Mexico, and it borders the states of Oaxaca to the west, Veracruz to the northwest, and Tabasco to the north, and the Petén, Quiché, Huehuetenango, and San Marcos departments of Guatemala to the east and southeast. Chiapas
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Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico, consisting of 124 municipalities with Tuxtla Gutiérrez as its capital and largest city. It matters as a significant Mexican state that borders Guatemala and several other Mexican states, serving as an important geographic and political region within Mexico's 32 federal entities.
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- View of the Usumacinta River
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56 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-Columbian Era
- Colonial period
- Era of Independence
- Era of the Liberal Reform
- Porfiriato, 1876–1911
- Early 20th century to 1960
- Mid-20th century to 1990
- Economic liberalization and the EZLN
- Dissolution of the Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities
- Geography
- Political geography
- Geographical regions
- Lacandon Jungle
- Soconusco
- Environment and protected areas
- Demographics
- Largest cities
- General statistics
- Indigenous population
- Numbers and influence
- Tzeltals
- Tzotzils
- Ch’ols
- Tojolabals
- Zoques
- Lacandons
- Mochós
- Mams
- Guatemalan migrant groups
- Economy
- Economic indicators
- Agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing
- Industry and energy
- Mining
- Handcrafts
- Tourism and general commerce/services
- Culture
- Architecture
- Art and literature
- Music
- Cuisine
- Religion
- Islam
- Archaeology
- Pre-Mayan cultures
- Education
- Infrastructure
- Transport
- Media
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities and its capital and largest city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Other important population centers in Chiapas include Ocosingo, Tapachula, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Comitán, and Arriaga. Chiapas is the southernmost state in Mexico, and it borders the states of Oaxaca to the west, Veracruz to the northwest, and Tabasco to the north, and the Petén, Quiché, Huehuetenango, and San Marcos departments of Guatemala to the east and southeast. Chiapas has a significant coastline on the Pacific Ocean to the southwest.
In general, Chiapas has a humid, tropical climate. In the northern area bordering Tabasco, near Teapa, rainfall can average more than per year. In the past, natural vegetation in this region was lowland, tall perennial rainforest, but this vegetation has been almost completely cleared to allow agriculture and ranching. Rainfall decreases moving towards the Pacific Ocean, but it is still abundant enough to allow the farming of bananas and many other tropical crops near Tapachula. On the several parallel sierras or mountain ranges running along the center of Chiapas, the climate can be quite moderate and foggy, allowing the development of cloud forests like those of Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo, home to a handful of horned guans, resplendent quetzals, and azure-rumped tanagers.