Settled Pre-Hispanic period Climate Cwb Population 8,728 (2010) | Municipality created 11 November 1882 Area 236 km² Local time Monday 10:54 AM | |
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Website www.amatenangodelvalle.chiapas.gob.mx Weather 22°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 38% Humidity | ||
Amatenango del Valle is a town and one of the 122 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 236 km2 (91 sq mi).
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Map of Amatenango del Valle, Chis., Mexico
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,728, up from 6,559 as of 2005.
As of 2010, the town of Amatenango del Valle had a population of 4,661, up from 3,351 as of 2005. Other than the town of Amatenango del Valle, the municipality had 60 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.
History
The territory of the municipality was originally settled during the Classic Period of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica by a group of Tzeltal settlers. Their settlement, in 1486, was invaded by Aztec troops under Tiltototl. In 1528, following the Spanish Conquest, an encomienda was established in the area.
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