Escuintla 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
Mexican state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
**Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country
**Nation state, 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 ...
, in southern
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
. It covers an area of 206.2 km
2.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 30,068,
up from 28,064 as of 2005.
As of 2010, the town of Escuintla had a population of 9,570.
[ Other than the town of Escuintla, the municipality had 239 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: El Triunfo (2,719), classified as urban, and San Felipe Tizapa (1,087), classified as rural.][
Just west of it is the ]Chantuto Archaeological Site
The Chantuto Archaeological Site is located in the Soconusco region of coastal Chiapas state, Mexico. The Chantuto were the ancient people who belonged to the coastal region of Southwestern Mexico, west of the modern town of Escuintla, Chiapas, dat ...
of Acapetahua, which is considered to be the location of the Chantuto people 3000 years BC
Voorhies
Several mountain peaks are nearby, including Cerra Chackaca, Cerro Chachalaca, Cerro Chipilar, Cerro Ovandito, Cerro El Curruche, Cerro Currucho, Cerro Buenavista, Cerro Ovando, Cerro El Encinal, Cerro Buenavista and Cerro Madre Vieja.
References
Municipalities of Chiapas
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