Benemérito de las Américas
Benemérito de las Américas is a town and one of the 122 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 979.2 km² and borders Guatemala.
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 | |
| Country |  |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 378.1 sq mi (979.2 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 17,282 |
| Climate | Am |
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.
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References
- "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.
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