Palenque Municipality
Location of the municipality in Sonora.
Location of the municipality in Sonora.
Coordinates: 17°26′N 91°48′W / 17.433°N 91.800°W / 17.433; -91.800
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Municipal SeatPalenque
Created1915
Government
  Municipal PresidentJorge Cabrera Aguilar (2021—2024)
Area
(2020)[1]
  Total2,888 km2 (1,115 sq mi)
Elevation
(Median)
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total132,265
  Density45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (US Central))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central)
Postal code
29960—29969
Area code916
Websitehttp://www.palenque.gob.mx/

Palenque Municipality is a municipality in Chiapas in south Mexico.

Neighboring municipalities

Neighboring municipalities are Catazajá to the north, La Libertad to the east, Ocosingo and Chilón to the south, Salto de Agua to the west, and the other Mexican stat – Tabasco to the north and east, and country Guatemala to the southeast.[2]

Localities

There are 683 localities, the largest of which are:

Code INEGILocalityPopulation
065Total Municipality132,265
0001Palenque51,797
0105Río Chancalá2,236
0182Agua Blanca Serranía1,726
0047El Edén1,467
0191Arimatea1,385

References


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