Nicolás Ruíz | |
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  Nicolás Ruíz Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:16°26′N92°35′W / 16.433°N 92.583°W /16.433; -92.583 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Settled | 25 February 1868 |
| Area | |
• Total | 137 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,317 |
| Website | www.nicolasruizchiapas.com |
Nicolás Ruíz is atown andmunicipality in theMexican state ofChiapas in southernMexico.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 4,317,[1] up from 3,135 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 137 km2. Other than the town of Nicolás Ruíz, the municipality had 2 localities, neither of which had a population over 1,000.[1]
The settlement was originally known asSan Diego de la Reforma; it acquired its present name on 14 February 1934 to honor 19th-centuryGovernor of ChiapasNicolás Ruiz.
