Ciudad Hidalgo (formerly: Mariscal; Mariscal Suchiate; Suchiate) | |
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 Municipality of Suchiate in Chiapas | |
  Ciudad Hidalgo 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 |
| Municipality | Suchiate |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Village status | 4 July 1925 |
| City status | 24 July 1952 |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 14,606 |
| Postal code | 30840 |
| Area code | 962 |
Ciudad Hidalgo is acity in theMexican state ofChiapas. It serves as the municipal seat of the surroundingmunicipality ofSuchiate which is the southernmost in Mexico. In the 2010INEGI Census, it reported a population of 14,606 inhabitants.[1]
It is the main crossing point on theinternational border withGuatemala. ThePuente Rodolfo Robles, aroad-rail bridge,[2][3] over theRío Suchiate joins it with the Guatemalan city ofCiudad Tecún Umán in the municipality ofAyutla, San Marcos department.
Ciudad Hidalgo was founded in 1882 by a group of settlers fromAyutla, San Marcos, who did not wish to remain on the Guatemalan side of the border following adoption of the border treaty of 27 September 1882 between the nations. The new settlement arose on what had been a hacienda called Los Cerros; it was known as eitherSuchiate, after the Río Suchiate, orIgnacio Mariscal, after a local landowner. On 4 July 1925 Suchiate was given village(pueblo) status and the municipality of Suchiate was formed. On 24 July 1952, underGovernorFrancisco J. Grajales, the town of Suchiate was given city status and its name changed to Ciudad Hidalgo, in honour of Fr.Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.[4]
Tren Interoceánico plans to build a station for itsLine K in Ciudad Hidalgo. It will be the last station on Line K before it crosses the border with Guatemala. The second phase of this line, which includes this station, is scheduled to open in mid-2025.[5]
| Future services | ||||
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| Preceding station |  Tren Interoceánico | Following station | ||
| Tapachula towardSalina Cruz | Line K (2025) | Terminus | ||
| Former services | ||||
| Preceding station |  N de M | Following station | ||
| El Campito towardIxtepec | Ixtepec-Ciudad Hidalgo Line | through toGuatemalan railways atCiudad Tecún Umán | ||