Huixtla is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

Huixtla
Coat of arms of Huixtla
Municipality of Huixtla in Chiapas
Municipality of Huixtla in Chiapas
Huixtla is located in Mexico
Huixtla
Huixtla
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 15°8′N 92°28′W / 15.133°N 92.467°W / 15.133; -92.467
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Area
 • Total
152.9 sq mi (396.1 km2)
 • Town3.52 sq mi (9.11 km2)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
53,242
 • Density350/sq mi (130/km2)
 • Town
32,109
 • Town density9,100/sq mi (3,500/km2)
 • Gender
26,079 males and 27,163 females

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 51,359,[2] up from 48,476 as of 2005.[3] It covers an area of 396.1 km2.

As of 2010, the city of Huixtla had a population of 32,033.[2] Other than the city of Huixtla, the municipality had 250 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Francisco I. Madero (1,804), Colonia Obrera (1,427), Cantón Rancho Nuevo (1,123), and Cantón las Delicias (1,062), classified as rural.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de
  2. ^ a b c "Huixtla". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Huixtla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2008.