Nicolás Ruíz
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Nicolás Ruíz
| Nicolás Ruíz | |
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| — Municipality — | |
  Nicolás Ruíz
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| Coordinates: 16°26′N 92°35′W / 16.433°N 92.583°WCoordinates: 16°26′N 92°35′W / 16.433°N 92.583°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Settled | 25 February 1868 |
| Area | |
| - Municipality | 137 km2 (52.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Municipality | 3,135 |
| - Metro | 3,015 |
| Website | http://www.nicolasruiz.chiapas.gob.mx |
Nicolás Ruíz is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,135, with 3015 in the municipal seat.[1] It covers an area of 137 km².
The settlement was originally known as San Diego de la Reforma; it acquired its present name on 14 February 1934 to honour 19th-century Governor of Chiapas Nicolás Ruiz.
References
- ^ "Nicolás Ruíz". 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 March 15, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080315111527/http://www.e-mexico.gob.mx/work/Tomo9/chiapas/municipios/07058a.htm. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
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