The fifth federal electoral district of Chiapas ''(Distrito electoral federal 05 de Chiapas)'' is one of the 300 electoral districts into which

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is divided for elections to the federal

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and one of 13 such districts in the state of

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

. It elects one deputy to the lower house of

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for each three-year legislative period, by means of the

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system. Votes cast in this district also count towards the calculation of proportional representation ("plurinominal") deputies elected from the third region.

District territory

Under the 2022 districting plan, which will be used for the

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and

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federal elections, Chiapas's fifth district covers five

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in the central region of the state: * Chamula, San Cristóbal de las Casas,

San Juan Cancuc San Juan Cancuc is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 29,016, up from 20,688 as of 2005. 99.8% of the population speaks an indigenous language. It cove ...

Tenejapa Tenejapa Municipality is one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 40,268, up from 33,161 as of 2005. It covers an area of 99.4 km². As of 2010, the town of Tenej ...

and Zinacantán. The district's head town ''(cabecera distrital)'', where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas. With Indigenous and

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inhabitants accounting for over 69% of its population, it is officially deemed an indigenous district.

Previous districting schemes

;2017–2022 Between 2017 and 2022, in addition to the five it comprises in the 2022 plan, the district also covered the municipality of San Lucas. The head town was at San Cristóbal de Las Casas. ;2005–2017 In 2005–2017, the fifth district was located in the Chiapas Highlands north-western portion of the state and covered the municipalities of

Amatenango del Valle Amatenango del Valle is a town and one of the 122 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of . As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,728, up from 6,559 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of Amatenango d ...

, Chamula,

Huixtán Huixtán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas in southern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the ...

Mitontic Mitontic is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by ...

, San Cristóbal de Las Casas,

Teopisca Teopisca is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the ...

and Zinacantán. The head town was at San Cristóbal de Las Casas. ;1996–2005 Between 1996 and 2005, the fifth district had a slightly different configuration. It covered the following municipalities: * Chamula, Huixtan,

, San Cristóbal de Las Casas,

and Zinacantán, which remained part of the 2005–2017 composition, plus: *

Chalchihuitán Chalchihuitán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by ...

Chenalhó Chenalhó is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 113 km2. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 36,111, up from 27,331 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of Chenalhó ...

Larráinzar Larráinzar is one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. The municipal seat is the town of San Andrés Larráinzar San Andrés Larráinzar is a town in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It serves as the municipal seat for the ...

and

Pantelhó Pantelhó is a town and one of the 125 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by th ...

. ;1978–1996 The districting scheme in force from 1978 to 1996 was the result of the 1977 electoral reforms, which increased the number of single-member seats in the Chamber of Deputies from 196 to 300. Under that plan, Chiapas's seat allocation rose from six to nine. The fifth district had its head town at Tapachula and it covered eight municipalities. The link provides a list of the constituent municipalities.

Deputies returned to Congress

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiapas 05 Federal electoral districts of Mexico Government of Chiapas