The Fourth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas ''(IV Distrito Electoral Federal de Chiapas)'' is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which

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is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal

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and one of 12 such districts in the

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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.

District territory

The Fourth District of Chiapas is located in the north-western portion of the state and covers the

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of Amatán,

Berriozábal Berriozábal is a city and one of the 122 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 300.6 km². In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 43,179, up from 28,719 in 2005. In 2010, the city of Berriozábal ...

Coapilla Coapilla is a town and Municipalities of Chiapas, municipality in the List of states in Mexico, Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 106.8 km² As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,444, up fro ...

Copainalá Copainalá is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 330.4 km². As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 21,050, up from 19,298 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of Copai ...

, Ixtacomitán, Ixtapangajoya, Juárez, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa,

Ostuacán Ostuacán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,067, up from 17,026 in 2005. It covers an area of 946.4 km². In 2010, the town of Ostuacán had ...

Pichucalco Pichucalco is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 29,813, up from 29,357 as of 2005. It covers an area of 1,078.1 km². As of 2010, the city of Pic ...

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, Solosuchiapa, Sunuapa and

Tecpatán Tecpatán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 41,045, up from 38,383 as of 2005. It covers an area of 770.1 km². As of 2010, the town of Tecpat ...

. The district's head town ''(cabecera distrital)'', where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa.

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the Fourth District had a different configuration. It was still centred on Ocozocoautla de Espinosa but covered: *Berriozábal, Coapilla, Copainalá, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, San Fernando and Tecpatán, as at present, plus: *The municipalities of

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, Ocotepec,

Osumacinta Osumacinta 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 t ...

Suchiapa Suchiapa is a city and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 21,045, up from 15,890 as of 2005. It covers an area of 355.2 km². As of 2010, the city of Suchiap ...

and Villaflores.

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

* L Legislature ** 1976–1979: Manuel Villafuerte Mijangos (PRI) * LI Legislature ** 1979–1982: Salvador de la Torre Grajales (PRI) * LII Legislature ** 1982–1985: Oralia Coutiño Ruiz (PRI) * LIII Legislature ** 1985–1988: * LIV Legislature ** 1988–1991: Sami David David (PRI) * LV Legislature ** 1991–1994: * LVI Legislature ** 1994–1997: Tito Rubín Cruz (PRI) * LVII Legislature ** 1997–2000: Mario Elías Moreno Navarro (PRI) * LVIII Legislature ** 2000–2003: José Jacobo Nazar Morales (PRI) * LIX Legislature ** 2003–2006: Julián Nazar Morales (PRI) * LX Legislature ** 2006–2009: Andrés Carballo Bustamante (PRI)

References

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