Reforma | |
|---|---|
Reforma Town. | |
| Coordinates:17°51′50″N93°08′47″W / 17.86389°N 93.14639°W /17.86389; -93.14639 | |
| Country | |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
• Total | 167.9 sq mi (434.9 km2) |
| • City | 4.27 sq mi (11.07 km2) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 44,829 |
| • Density | 267.0/sq mi (103.1/km2) |
| • City | 29,018 |
| • Gender | 21,908 males and 22,921 females |
Reforma is acity andmunicipality in theMexican state ofChiapas in southernMexico.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 40,711,[2] up from 34,809 as of 2005.[3] It covers an area of 434.9 km2.
As of 2010, the city of Reforma had a population of 26,257.[2] Other than the city of Reforma, the municipality had 33 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were:El Carmen (El Limón) (2,182),Rafael Pascacio Gamboa (1,133), andMiguel Hidalgo (1,056), classified as rural.[2]
On May 8, 2019, an illegal gasoline truck exploded in Reforma.[4] Mayor Herminio Valdez Castillo said the explosion occurred in an uninhabited area and there were no victims.[5]