Socoltenango

Socoltenango is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

Socoltenango
Municipality of Socoltenango in Chiapas
Socoltenango
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°15′N 91°59′W
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Area
  Total299 sq mi (775 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total17,125

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,125, up from 15,171 as of 2005. It covers an area of 775 km².


As of 2010, the town of Socoltenango had a population of 4,863. Other than the town of Socoltenango, the municipality had 125 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Tzinil (1,106), classified as rural.

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