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Tuxtla Gutiérrez, or Tuxtla, (Spanish: [ˈtuɣstla ɣuˈtjeres] ⓘ, Nahuatl: [ˈtuʃt͡ɬa]) is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeastern state of Chiapas. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, which the most developed and populous in the state.
Chiapas, [b] officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, [c] is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities as of September 2017 [update] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and its capital and largest city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez .
San Cristóbal de las Casas (Spanish: [saŋkɾisˈtoβal de las ˈkasas] ⓘ), also known by its native Tzotzil name, Jovel (pronounced [xɤ̞ˈve̞l]), is a town and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It was the capital of the state until 1892, and is still considered the cultural capital of ...
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of the Mexican state of Chiapas; San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz; Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz; Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas; Other. Los Tuxtlas, region of Veracruz; Sierra de los Tuxtlas, mountain range in Veracruz; Tuxtla Statuette, early Olmec relic; Tuxtla quail-dove, bird of the family Columbidae
The largest municipality by population is the state capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez, with 604,147 residents while the smallest is Sunuapa with 2,308 residents. [1] The largest municipality by land area is Ocosingo which spans 9,520.12 km 2 (3,675.74 sq mi), and the smallest is Santiago el Pinar which spans 16.59 km 2 (6.41 sq mi). [2]
The Coat of Arms of the Free and Sovereign State Chiapas was granted to the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas.The Coat of Arms of Chiapas is the heraldic emblem representative of the state of Chiapas, which was originally given in 1535 by Charles I of Spain to the "Very Royal and Very Insignia City of San Cristóbal de los Llanos de Chiapa", which was later made official as a coat of arms at ...
Tapachula became a diocese separate from Chiapas in 1957 covering the entire Chiapas coast area. [9] It was reaffirmed as the capital of the Soconusco region in 1983. [12] In 1984, a coat of arms was chosen for the city, designed by Edgar José Cabrera Arriaga. [12] The growth of the city and its economy has presented problems in the early 21st ...
The Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple is the 75th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). [2] Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital of Chiapas, Mexico's southernmost state and is an area famous for its many archaeological ruins.