Arriaga, Chiapas
Arriaga is a ceety an ane o the 119 municipalities o Chiapas, in soothren Mexico.
Arriaga | |
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Municipality o Arriaga in Chiapas | |
Coordinates: 16°14′6″N 93°53′44″W / 16.23500°N 93.89556°W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Chiapas |
Area | |
• Total | 653.3 km2 (252.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 34,032 |
As o 2005, the municipality haed a tot population o 34,032.[1] It covers an aurie o 653.3 km² an is bordered bi the Paceefic Ocean an the neebourin state o Oaxaca, as well as bi the Chiapas municipalities o Cintalapa, Jiquipilas, Villaflores an Tonalá.
The name o the ceety honours Ponciano Arriaga, the name gien tae it upon creation o the municipality on 28 Mey 1910. It wis gien ceety status on 1 Dizember 1943.
References
eedit- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México". INAFED. Retrieved 25 Julie 2008.