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Chenalhó

Chenalhó
Municipality
Municipality of Chenalhó in Chiapas
Municipality of Chenalhó in Chiapas
Chenalhó is located in Mexico
Chenalhó
Chenalhó
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°53′N 92°38′W / 16.883°N 92.633°W / 16.883; -92.633Coordinates: 16°53′N 92°38′W / 16.883°N 92.633°W / 16.883; -92.633
Country  Mexico
State Chiapas
Area
 • Total 113 km2 (44 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 36,111
Climate Cfb

Chenalhó is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 113 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 36,111, up from 27,331 as of 2005.

As of 2010, the town of Chenalhó had a population of 3,143. Other than the town of Chenalhó, the municipality had 123 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Tzeltal (2,068), Belisario Domínguez (1,526), Yibeljoj (1,286), Puebla (1,245), and Miguel Utrilla (Los Chorros) (1,113), classified as rural.

The Acteal Massacre of 22 December 1997 occurred in the municipality of Chenalhó.



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