Chalchihuitán
Chalchihuitán | |
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Municipality of Chalchihuitán in Chiapas | |
| Coordinates: 16°58′N 92°39′W / 16.967°N 92.650°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.5 km2 (28.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 21,915 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Chalchihuitán is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 74.5 km².
In 2020, the municipality had a total population of 21,915, up from 12,256 in 2005.
In 2010, the town of Chalchihuitán had a population of 1,054. Other than the town of Chalchihuitán, the municipality had 45 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Chiquinshulum (1,612), classified as urban, and Joltealal (1,004), classified as rural.