Nicolás Ruíz
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Nicolás Ruíz is a town
and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas
, in southern Mexico
.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,135, with 3015 in the municipal seat.
It covers an area of 137 km².
The settlement was originally known as San Diego de la Reforma; it acquired its present name on 14 February 1934 to honour 19th-century Governor of Chiapas
Nicolás Ruiz
.
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 3,135, with 3015 in the municipal seat.
It covers an area of 137 km².
The settlement was originally known as San Diego de la Reforma; it acquired its present name on 14 February 1934 to honour 19th-century Governor of Chiapas
Governor of Chiapas
This is a list of governors of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The state constitution stipulates a term of 6 years, to which governors can only be elected once. It also specifies the qualifications for becoming Governor: a Mexican citizen by birth, aged at least 30 years old, and having not less than...
Nicolás Ruiz
Nicolás Ruíz
Nicolás Ruíz is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 3,135, with 3015 in the municipal seat.It covers an area of 137 km²....
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