Ixtapa, Chiapas
Encyclopedia
Ixtapa is a town
and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas
, in southern Mexico
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As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 18,533. It covers an area of 313 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...
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As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 18,533. It covers an area of 313 km².