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Mapastepec Municipality

Mapastepec is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. Its name derives from the place name mapachtepec, "Hill of the Raccoon", a compound of the Nahuatl words mapachi ("raccoon") and tepetl ("mountain").

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mapastepec
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_map: File:Mapastepec en Chiapas.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chiapas
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal President
Settlement.leader_name: Martín Ruiz Rosales
Settlement.established_date: 1482
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1085
Settlement.population_as_of: 2015
Settlement.population_total: 47,932

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History
Key dates in recent history
Demographics
Population
Indigenous languages
Religion
Geography
Location
Climate
Protected areas
Flora
Fauna
Environmental issues
Cultural and tourist attractions
Festivals
Crafts
Gastronomy
Sports
Economy
Agriculture and livestock
Tourism
Services
Railway
References

Mapestepec is on the Pacific Ocean, with roughly half of its territory on the Pacific Coastal Plain and half in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountain range. It is partly within two of Mexico's Biosphere Reserves, featuring a number of important species, including the horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus), Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii), the Jaguar (Panthera once) and rare cloud forest and mangrove habitat.