Pichucalco
Encyclopedia
Pichucalco is a town
and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas
, in southern Mexico
.
As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 29,357.
It covers an area of 1,078.1 km².
Pichucalco served as the head town for the Second Federal Electoral District of Chiapas
between 1996 and 2005.
Settlement classification in Mexico
Mexico's states classify their settlements in a variety of fashions:-Aguascalientes:Under Article 106 of the Municipal Law of the State of Aguascalientes, the state defines its settlements as follows:...
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 municipality had a total population of 29,357.
It covers an area of 1,078.1 km².
Pichucalco served as the head town for the Second Federal Electoral District of Chiapas
Second Federal Electoral District of Chiapas
The Second Federal Electoral District of Chiapas is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 12 such districts in the state of Chiapas.It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each...
between 1996 and 2005.