Altamirano, Chiapas

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Altamirano
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Altamirano
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°44′10″N92°02′20″W / 16.73611°N 92.03889°W / 16.73611; -92.03889
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (de jure)
Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional, Flag.svg Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities (Controlled by)
State Chiapas
Municipality Altamirano
Population
 (2010)
  Total9,200
Climate Am

Altamirano is a town in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Altamirano. As of 2010, the town of Altamirano had a population of 9,200, [1] up from 6,155 as of 2005.

Altamirano was one of the towns occupied by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in its January 1994 uprising. 16°44′10″N92°02′20″W / 16.73611°N 92.03889°W / 16.73611; -92.03889

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References

  1. "Altamirano". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2014.