Chenalhó | |
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Coordinates: 16°53′N 92°38′W / 16.883°N 92.633°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Chiapas |
Area | |
• Total | 113 km2 (44 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 36,111 |
Climate | Cfb |
Chenalhó is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 113 km2.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 36,111, [1] up from 27,331 as of 2005. [2]
As of 2010, the town of Chenalhó had a population of 3,143. [1] Other than the town of Chenalhó, the municipality had 123 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Tzeltal (2,068), Belisario Domínguez (1,526), Yibeljoj (1,286), Puebla (1,245), and Miguel Utrilla (Los Chorros) (1,113), classified as rural. [1]
The Acteal Massacre of 22 December 1997 occurred in the municipality of Chenalhó.