Catazajá 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 ...
and
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 southeastern
Mexican state 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 ...
and is the northernmost municipality in the state. It covers an area of 621 km².
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,140,
up from 15,709 as of 2005. By 2020, its population had risen to 17,619.
As of 2010, the town of Catazajá had a population of 2,973.
[ Other than the town of Catazajá, the municipality had 249 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Punta Arena (1,365) and Loma Bonita (1,071), classified as rural.][
A cultural centre was opened in the municipal seat in 1993.]
References
Municipalities of Chiapas
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