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Chiapas

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Also known as Las Chiapas

stato federato del Messico

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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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Settlement.name: Chiapas
Settlement.native_name: Chiapan (Nahuatl)
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_skyline: UsumacintaYaxchilan16.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: View of the Usumacinta River
Settlement.flag_size: 155px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Chiapas (2026).svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.nickname: Espíritu del Mundo Maya(Spirit of the Mayan World)
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 124
Settlement.established_title: Admission
Settlement.established_date: September 14, 1824
Settlement.established_title2: Order

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Instance of: state of Mexico
Official name: Chiapas
Demonym: Chiapaneco
Country: Mexico
Located in: Mexico
Contains: Bejucal de Ocampo Municipality
Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Population: 5217908
Area: 73311.0
Elevation: 486
Time zone: UTC−06:00
Body of water: Pacific Ocean
Shares border with: Petén Department
Highest point: Volcán Tacaná
Official website: www.chiapas.gob.mx
Image: BridgeEcotourismareaChicoasen.jpg

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Commons category: Chiapas
topic's main category: Category:Chiapas
inception: 1824-01-01
Commons gallery: Chiapas
category of associated people: Category:People from Chiapas
category for people born here: Category:Births in Chiapas
office held by head of government: Governor of Chiapas
postal code: 29 – 30
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Chiapas

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Il Chiapas è uno Stato del Messico. La capitale e città più grande è Tuxtla Gutiérrez, ma la città più importante turisticamente è San Cristóbal de Las Casas. Con un'estensione pari a circa un quinto dell'Italia, è uno dei 32 stati che costituiscono la Repubblica Messicana.

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