Amatenango de la Frontera

Amatenango de la Frontera is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 171.4 km² and is a part of Mexico's border with Guatemala.

Amatenango de la Frontera
Municipality
Municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera in Chiapas
Amatenango de la Frontera
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 15°26′N 92°7′W
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Settledmid-17th century
Area
  Total171.4 km2 (66.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total29,547

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 29,547, up from 26,094 as of 2005.

The municipality had 123 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: El Pacayal (3,045), classified as urban, and Potrerillo (2,062), Nuevo Amatenango (1,594), Guadalupe Victoria (1,541), and Nueva Morelia (1,032), classified as rural.

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