Motozintla
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Motozintla
| Motozintla | |
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| — Municipality — | |
 Motozintla
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| Coordinates: 15°22′15″N 92°14′54″W / 15.37083°N 92.24833°WCoordinates: 15°22′15″N 92°14′54″W / 15.37083°N 92.24833°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Founded | 1620 |
| Town status | 23 October 1912 |
| City status | 10 August 1954 |
| Area | |
| – Municipality | 782.5 km2 (302.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| – Municipality | 59,875 |
| – Metro | 17,613 |
| Website | http://www.motozintla.chiapas.gob.mx/ |
Motozintla (Motozintla de Mendoza) is a city and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
Motozintla occupies part of Mexico's border with Guatemala and is adjacent to the municipalities of Siltepec (to the north), Escuintla and Huixtla (to the west), Tuzantán and Tapachula (to the south), and Mazapa de Madero and El Porvenir (to the northeast). It covers an area of 782.5 km².
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 59,875, with 17,613 in the municipal seat.[1]
References
- ^ "Motozintla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chiapas/municipios/07057a.htm. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
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