San Juan Chamula is a municipio (municipality) an tounship in the Mexican state o Chiapas, wi ower 50,000 inhabitants. It is situatit some 10 km (6.2 mi) frae San Cristóbal de las Casas.[1]

Chamula
Municipality
Chamula is located in Mexico
Chamula
Chamula
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°47′N 92°41′W / 16.783°N 92.683°W / 16.783; -92.683
Kintra Mexico
StateChiapas
Population
 (2005)
 • Total55,600

Chamula is locatit in the Chiapas hielands, at an altitude o 2,200 metres (7,200 feet), inhabitit bi the indigenous Tzotzil Maya fowk, whose Tzotzil leid is ane o the Mayan leids.

The toun enjoys unique autonomous status athin Mexico. Nae ootside polis or militar are alloued in the veelage. Chamulas hae their awn polis force.

References eedit

  1. Noble, John (2006). Mexico. 10 (10 ed.). Lonely Planet guidebooks. p. 826. ISBN 1-74059-744-3.