Acala, Chiapas
Encyclopedia
Acala is a town
and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas
, in southern Mexico
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As of 2005, the town itself has a population of 12,686 with 24,800 in the municipality.
It covers an area of 295.6 km².
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas
Municipalities of Chiapas
The Mexican state of Chiapas is divided into 118 municipalities :...
, in southern Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
As of 2005, the town itself has a population of 12,686 with 24,800 in the municipality.
It covers an area of 295.6 km².