Municipio Maravilla Tenejapa

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Maravilla Tenejapa
location
Basic data
Country Mexico
State Chiapas
Seat Maravilla Tenejapa
surface 637.1 km²
Residents 11,451 (2010)
density 18 inhabitants per km²
founding 1999
INEGI no. 07115

Coordinates: 16 ° 8 ′  N , 91 ° 17 ′  W

Maravilla Tenejapa is a municipality in the east of the Mexican state Chiapas . The municipality has about 11,500 inhabitants and an area of ​​637.1 km². The administrative seat and largest town of the municipality created in 1999 is the Maravilla Tenejapa of the same name .

geography

The municipality of Maravilla Tenejapa is located in the east of the Mexican state Chiapas at heights between 100  m and 1100  m . It belongs entirely to the physiographic province of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas and is entirely in the hydrological region of Grijalva - Usumacinta . The geology of the municipality is determined by 59% limestone with 40% sandstone - lutite ; the predominant soil types are Leptosol (34%), Luvisol (28%) and Phaeozem (15%). 78% of the community area is forested, 18% is used as pastureland.

The municipality of Maravilla Tenejapa borders the municipalities of Las Margaritas , Ocosingo and Marqués de Comillas, as well as the Republic of Guatemala .

population

In the 2010 census, 11,451 people in 1,992 residential units were counted in the municipality. Of these, 4,501 people were registered as speakers of an indigenous language , including 1,265 speakers of Tzotzil , 963 speakers of Tzeltal , 800 speakers of Chol , 649 speakers of Kanjobal and 461 speakers of Tojolabal . A good 26 percent of the population was illiterate. 3,222 residents were registered as economically active, of which a good 95% were men and 1.5% were unemployed. A good 68% of the population lived in extreme poverty.

places

The municipality of Maravilla Tenejapa comprises 35 inhabited localidades , of which only the main town is classified as urban by INEGI . In the 2010 census, five towns had a population of over 500, eight towns had fewer than 100 inhabitants. The biggest places are:

place Residents
Maravilla Tenejapa 1477
Santo Domingo de las Palmas 1248
Nueva Sabanilla 0700

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