Benemérito de las Américas
Benemérito de las Américas | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Municipality of Benemérito de las Américas in Chiapas | |
Benemérito de las Américas Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°31′2″N 90°39′11″W / 16.51722°N 90.65306°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
• Total | 378.1 sq mi (979.2 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 17,282 |
| Climate | Am |
Benemérito de las Américas is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southeastern Mexico and is the easternmost municipality in Chiapas. It covers an area of 979.2 km² and borders Guatemala.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,282,[1] up from 14,446 as of 2005.[2]
As of 2010, the town of Benemérito de las Américas had a population of 7,259.[1] Other than the town of Benemérito de las Américas, the municipality had 75 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Flor de Cacao (1,655), classified as rural.[1]
Geography
Situated in the Montañas del Oriente, a large part of its territory is mountainous.
References
- ^ a b c "Benemérito de las Américas". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Benemérito de las Américas". 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 September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2008.