Tapachula
Tapachula is a toun an municipality locatit in the far soothwast o the state o Chiapas in Mexico, near the Guatemalan border an the Pacific Ocean. It is ane o the maist important ceeties o Chiapas economically as the caipital o the agriculturally rich Soconusco region as well as port for trade atween Mexico an Central Americae. The aurie wis oreeginally inhabitit bi the Mame-Maya as a region unner the control o the Mame state o Xelaju but wis first establisht as a ceety bi the Aztecs in the 13t century. Maist o its economic importance haes come syne the late 19th century wi the establishment o coffee plantations. This agricultural production began a history o migration intae the aurie which continues tae this day an haes left the ceety wi a significant Asie an German cultural presence as well as muckle Mayan an Nahua indigenous populations.
Tapachula, Chiapas | |
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Toun & Municipality | |
The location o Tapachula municipality in Chiapas | |
Coordinates: 14°54′N 92°16′W / 14.900°N 92.267°W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Chiapas |
Area | |
• Toun & Municipality | 303 km2 (117 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Toun & Municipality | 282,420 |
• Metro | 189,991 |
References
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eedit- Ayuntamiento de Tapachula Offeecial wabsteid
- Tourism of Tapachula Nan Offeecial wabsteid Tourism