Yajalón | |
|---|---|
 Yajalon es municipio de Chiapas | |
  Yajalón Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:17°10′N92°20′W / 17.167°N 92.333°W /17.167; -92.333 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
• Total | 62.7 sq mi (162.3 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 34,028 |
Yajalón is acity andmunicipality in theMexican state ofChiapas in southernMexico.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 34,028,[1] up from 26,044 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 162.3 km2.
As of 2010, the city of Yajalón had a population of 16,622.[1] Other than the city of Yajalón, the municipality had 247 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were:Amado Nervo (1,362), andLázaro Cárdenas (1,151), classified as rural.[1]
Grolier Codex is believed to have been found in the Yajalon area.Carlson 2013[dead link]
