Altamirano is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in the
Mexican state
A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, 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 ...
. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding
municipality of Altamirano. As of 2010, the town of Altamirano had a population of 9,200,
up from 6,155 as of 2005.
Altamirano was one of the towns occupied by the
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (, EZLN), often referred to as the Zapatistas (), is a far-left political and militant group that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico.
Since 1994, t ...
(EZLN) in its January 1994 uprising.
Climate
References
Altamirano''(Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México)''
Altamirano, Chiapas, at GEOnet Names Server
Populated places in Chiapas
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