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Palenque Municipality

Coordinates: 17°26′N 91°48′W / 17.433°N 91.800°W / 17.433; -91.800
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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]
 • Total
2,888 km2 (1,115 sq mi)
Elevation
(Median)
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
132,265
 • 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

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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

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There are 683 localities, the largest of which are:

Code INEGI Locality Population
065 Total Municipality 132,265
0001 Palenque 51,797
0105 Río Chancalá 2,236
0182 Agua Blanca Serranía 1,726
0047 El Edén 1,467
0191 Arimatea 1,385

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