San Andrés Larráinzar is a
town
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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
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Larráinzar.
As of 2010, the town of San Andrés Larráinzar had a population of 2,364.
The
San Andrés Accords, between the
federal government
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and 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), were signed in the town on 16 February 1996.
References
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080621074354/http://www.larrainzar.chiapas.gob.mx/
Populated places in Chiapas
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