Suchiate is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Mexican state of
Chiapas, on
the border with Guatemala. It is in the
Soconusco
Soconusco is a region in the southwest corner of the state of Chiapas in Mexico along its border with Guatemala. It is a narrow strip of land wedged between the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It is the southernmost par ...
region, and is the southernmost municipality both in Chiapas and in all of Mexico. On the eastern edge of the municipality, flowing from north to south, is the
Río Suchiate
The Suchiate River ( es, Río Suchiate, ) is a river that marks the southwesternmost part of the border between Mexico (state of Chiapas) and Guatemala (department of San Marcos). From its sources on the southern slopes of the Tacaná volcano ...
, which forms the international border. Two communities within the municipality are
border crossing
Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it a ...
s with Guatemala,
Ciudad Hidalgo and
Talismán. Ciudad Hidalgo is the municipal seat and has a customs house at the border. Suchiate reported a 2010 census population of 35,056 persons. It has a land area of .
Demographics
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 35,056.
The municipality had 180 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were:
Ciudad Hidalgo (14,606),
La Libertad (4,500), classified as urban, and
Ignacio López Rayón
Ignacio López Rayón (July 31, 1773 in Tlalpujahua, Intendancy of Valladolid (present-day Michoacán), New Spain – February 2, 1832 in Mexico City) was a general who led the insurgent forces of his country after Miguel Hidalgo's death, d ...
(1,573), classified as rural.
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References
2010 census tables: INEGI
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
''Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México'', INAFED #REDIRECT Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal {{R from other capitalisation ...
. Accessed 2008-11-02.
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Guatemala–Mexico border crossings