El Parral is a

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in the

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, located approximately south of the state capital of

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Geography

The municipality of El Parral is located in the Chiapas Depression. It borders the municipalities of Chiapa de Corzo to the north,

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to the east, Villa Corzo to the south, and Villaflores to the west. The municipality covers an area of . The generally flat terrain of El Parral mostly consists of farmland and pastureland, although isolated patches of forest and jungle remain. The southeastern part of the municipality borders the Angostura Reservoir, the largest reservoir in Mexico in terms of total capacity, created by the Angostura Dam (officially called the Belisario Domínguez Dam) on the

Grijalva River Grijalva River, formerly known as Tabasco River (, known locally also as Río Grande de Chiapas, Río Grande and Mezcalapa River), is a long river in southeastern Mexico."Grijalva." '' Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary'', 3rd ed. 2001. ...

History

José Félix Flores Arellano is credited with founding the community of El Parral. He worked as a manager on a farm in the area in 1927 and was asked by locals to serve as President of the local Executive Agrarian Committee, which oversaw the construction of the area's first basic infrastructure such as roads, water supply, a telephone office and a school. El Parral was part of the municipality of Villa Corzo until 23 November 2011, when the decree raising El Parral to the level of an independent municipality was gazetted.

Administration

The following people have served as municipal president of El Parral: *Ramiro Antonio Ruíz González, 2012–2015 *Henry Cordova Gómez, 2015–2018 *Alber Molina Espinoza, 2018–2021 *La gata voladora 2021- actualmente

Demographics

In the 2010 Mexican Census, the localities that now comprise the municipality of El Parral recorded a total population of 14,171 inhabitants. There are 157 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also known as El Parral, is designated as urban. It recorded a population of 10,865 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.

Economy and infrastructure

Economic activities in El Parral include agriculture and fish farming. The paved Chiapas Highway 157 runs north–south through the municipality, connecting El Parral with the municipalities of Chiapa de Corzo to the north and Villa Corzo to the south.

Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport (), officially known as ''Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo'' (Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport) , is an international airport situated in the municipality of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas, C ...

is located about north of El Parral.

References

{{Chiapas, state=collapsed Municipalities of Chiapas 2011 establishments in Mexico States and territories established in 2011