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Also known as Las Chiapas

Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities and its capital and largest city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Other important population centers in Chiapas include Ocosingo, Tapachula, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Comitán, and Arriaga. Chiapas is the southernmost state in Mexico, and it borders the states of Oaxaca to the west, Veracruz to the northwest, and Tabasco to the north, and the Petén, Quiché, Huehuetenango, and San Marcos departments of Guatemala to the east and southeast. Chiapas

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Chiapas is the southernmost state of Mexico, consisting of 124 municipalities with Tuxtla Gutiérrez as its capital and largest city. It matters as a significant Mexican state that borders Guatemala and several other Mexican states, serving as an important geographic and political region within Mexico's 32 federal entities.

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Settlement.name: Chiapas
Settlement.native_name: Chiapan (Nahuatl)
Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_skyline: UsumacintaYaxchilan16.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: View of the Usumacinta River
Settlement.flag_size: 155px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Chiapas (2026).svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.nickname: Espíritu del Mundo Maya(Spirit of the Mayan World)
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 124
Settlement.established_title: Admission
Settlement.established_date: September 14, 1824
Settlement.established_title2: Order

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Instance of: state of Mexico
Official name: Chiapas
Demonym: Chiapaneco
Country: Mexico
Located in: Mexico
Contains: Bejucal de Ocampo Municipality
Capital: Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Population: 5217908
Area: 73311.0
Elevation: 486
Time zone: UTC−06:00
Body of water: Pacific Ocean
Shares border with: Petén Department
Highest point: Volcán Tacaná
Official website: www.chiapas.gob.mx
Image: BridgeEcotourismareaChicoasen.jpg

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Commons category: Chiapas
topic's main category: Category:Chiapas
inception: 1824-01-01
Commons gallery: Chiapas
category of associated people: Category:People from Chiapas
category for people born here: Category:Births in Chiapas
office held by head of government: Governor of Chiapas
postal code: 29 – 30
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label: Chiapas

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