Socoltenango | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Mexico | |
Coordinates: 16°15′N 91°59′W / 16.250°N 91.983°WCoordinates: 16°15′N 91°59′W / 16.250°N 91.983°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Chiapas |
Area | |
• Total | 299 sq mi (775 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 17,125 |
Socoltenango is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,125, up from 15,171 as of 2005. It covers an area of 775 km².
As of 2010, the town of Socoltenango had a population of 4,863. Other than the town of Socoltenango, the municipality had 125 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Tzinil (1,106), classified as rural.