Motozintla

Motozintla
—  Municipality  —
Motozintla Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 15°22′15″N 92°14′54″W / 15.37083°N 92.24833°W / 15.37083; -92.24833Coordinates: 15°22′15″N 92°14′54″W / 15.37083°N 92.24833°W / 15.37083; -92.24833
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Founded	1620
Town status	23 October 1912
City status	10 August 1954
Area
- Municipality	782.5 km2 (302.1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Municipality	59,875
- Metro	17,613
Website	http://www.motozintla.chiapas.gob.mx/

Motozintla (Motozintla de Mendoza) is a city and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.

Motozintla occupies part of Mexico's border with Guatemala and is adjacent to the municipalities of Siltepec (to the north), Escuintla and Huixtla (to the west), Tuzantán and Tapachula (to the south), and Mazapa de Madero and El Porvenir (to the northeast). It covers an area of 782.5 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 59,875, with 17,613 in the municipal seat.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Motozintla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chiapas/municipios/07057a.htm. Retrieved August 1, 2008.