Juárez is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

Juárez
Municipality of Juárez in Chiapas
Municipality of Juárez in Chiapas
Juárez is located in Mexico
Juárez
Juárez
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°37′N 93°10′W / 17.617°N 93.167°W / 17.617; -93.167
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Area
 • Total161.5 km2 (62.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total21,084

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 21,084,[1] up from 19,956 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 161.5 km².

As of 2010, the town of Juárez had a population of 7,286.[1] Other than the town of Juárez, the municipality had 49 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Nuevo Volcán Chichonal (1,162) and El Triunfo 1ra. Sección (Cardona) (1,141), classified as rural.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Juárez". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Juárez". 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 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-07-25.