Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, a ...
of
Chiapas
Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...
, located approximately southeast of the state capital of
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, or Tuxtla, (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Mexico, Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, which is the most developed and populous in the state. A busy govern ...
. Its inhabitants are of Guatemalan origin and speak the
Mam language
Mam is a Mayan language spoken by about half a million Mam people in the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu, and the Mexican states of Campeche and Chiapas. Thousands more make up a Mam di ...
.
Geography
The municipality of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal is located in the
Sierra Madre de Chiapas in the southern part of the state. It borders the municipalities of
Ángel Albino Corzo to the north,
Honduras de la Sierra
Honduras de la Sierra is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately southeast of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Gazetted in 2019, it is the newest municipality in Chiapas.
Geography
The municipality of Honduras ...
to the east,
Escuintla to the southeast,
Acacoyagua to the south,
Mapastepec to the west, and
Montecristo de Guerrero to the northwest.
The municipality covers an area of .
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The terrain of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal is rugged, ranging from in elevation, and is primarily covered by pine-oak forests.][
The climate is generally temperate. The average annual rainfall is , with most of it falling between May and October.][
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History
The community of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal was founded in 1954 and was originally part of the municipality of Siltepec. On 18 August 2017, the Congress of Chiapas approved the separation of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal and its surrounding communities from Siltepec to create a new municipality.[
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Administration
In 2018, Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal elected its first municipal president, Emiselda González Roblero.
Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the localities that now comprise the municipality of Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal recorded a total population of 3653 inhabitants.[
There are 49 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also named Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal, is designated as urban. It recorded a population of 563 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.][
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Economy
Coffee production is the predominant economic activity in Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal. Dairy cattle are also raised.[
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References
{{Chiapas, state=collapsed
Municipalities of Chiapas
2017 establishments in Mexico
States and territories established in 2017