Settled 25 February 1868 Local time Sunday 9:13 PM | Area 137 km² Population 4,317 (2010) | |
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Website www.nicolasruizchiapas.com Weather 19°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Nicolás Ruíz is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
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As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 4,317, up from 3,135 as of 2005. It covers an area of 137 km².
As of 2010, the town of Nicolás Ruíz had a population of 4,277, up from 3,015 as of 2005. Other than the town of Nicolás Ruíz, the municipality had 2 localities, neither of which had a population over 1,000.
The settlement was originally known as San Diego de la Reforma; it acquired its present name on 14 February 1934 to honor 19th-century Governor of Chiapas Nicolás Ruiz.
References
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