Suchiate | |
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 The location of Suchiate in Chiapas | |
  Suchiate Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:14°40′45″N92°08′59″W / 14.67917°N 92.14972°W /14.67917; -92.14972 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Municipal seat | Ciudad Hidalgo |
| Municipality created | 4 July 1925 |
| Area | |
• Total | 606.1 km2 (234.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 35,056 |
| • Density | 57.84/km2 (149.8/sq mi) |
| Website | www.suchiate.chiapas.gob.mx |
Suchiate is amunicipality in theMexican state ofChiapas, onthe border withGuatemala. It is in theSoconusco region, and is the southernmost municipality both in Chiapas and in all of Mexico. On the eastern edge of the municipality, flowing from north to south, is theRío Suchiate, which forms the international border. Two communities within the municipality areborder crossings with Guatemala,Ciudad Hidalgo andTalismán. Ciudad Hidalgo is the municipal seat and has a customs house at the border. Suchiate reported a 2010 census population of 35,056 persons. It has a land area of 606.1 km2 (234.0 sq mi).
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 35,056.[1]
The municipality had 180 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were:Ciudad Hidalgo (14,606),La Libertad (4,500), classified as urban, andIgnacio López Rayón (1,573), classified as rural.[1]
14°40′45″N92°08′59″W / 14.67917°N 92.14972°W /14.67917; -92.14972
