Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas

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The Fifth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas(V Distrito Electoral Federal de 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.

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million people, the country is the eleventh most populous state and the most populous Spanish-speaking state in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, a special federal entity that is also the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the state include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana and León.

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, the bicameral legislature of Mexico. The other chamber is the Senate. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.

District territory

The Fifth District is located in the Chiapas Highlands north-western portion of the state and covers the municipalities of Amatenango del Valle, Chamula, Huixtán, Mitontic, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Tenejapa, Teopisca and Zinacantán.^[1]

Amatenango del Valle is a town and one of the 122 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 236 km² (91 sq mi).

San Juan Chamula is a municipio (municipality) and township in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is situated some 10 km (6.2 mi) from San Cristóbal de las Casas. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 76,941. Virtually the entire population of the municipality is indigenous and speaks an indigenous language. In 2010, the census reported that 99.5% of the population age 3 years or older speaks an indigenous language. The Tzotzil people and language dominate the municipality.

Huixtán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. Huixtán in the Nahuatl language means "the place of the prickles."

The district's head town (cabecera distrital), where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas.

San Cristóbal de las Casas, also known by its native Tzotzil name, Jovel, 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 Chiapas.

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the Fifth District of Chiapas had a slightly different configuration. It covered the following municipalities:

Chamula, Huixtan, Mitontic, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Tenejapa and Zinacantán, which are still part of its current composition, plus:
Chalchihuitán, Chenalhó, Larráinzar and Pantelhó.^[2]

Mitontic is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.

San Lorenzo Zinacantán is a municipio (municipality) in the southern part of the Central Chiapas highlands in the Mexican state of Chiapas. 99.1% of its population is Tzotzil Maya, an indigenous people with linguistic and cultural ties to other highland Maya peoples.

Chalchihuitán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 74.5 km².

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

L Legislature
- 1976–1979: Gonzalo Esponda Zebadúa (PRI)
LI Legislature
- 1979–1982: Jaime Coutiño Esquinca (PRI)
LII Legislature
- 1982–1985: Faustino Roos Mazo (PRI)
LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988:
LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991: César Ricardo Naumann Escobar (PRI)
LV Legislature
- 1991–1994:
LVI Legislature
- 1994–1997: Hildiberto Ochoa Samayos (PRI)
LVII Legislature
- 1997–2000: Gilberto Velasco Rodríguez (PRI)
LVIII Legislature
- 2000–2003: Nicolás Lorenzo Álvarez Martínez (PRI)
LIX Legislature
- 2003–2006: Florencio Collazo Gómez (PRI)
LX Legislature
- 2006–2009: Jorge Mario Lescieur Talavera (PRI)

The L Legislature of the Mexican Congress met from 1976 to 1979. It consisted of senators and deputies who were members of their respective chambers. They began their duties on September 1, 1976 and ended on August 31, 1979.

The LIV Legislature of the Congress of the Union met from September 1, 1988, to August 31, 1991.

The LV Legislature of the Congress of the Union met from September 1, 1991, to August 31, 1994.

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References

↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Retrieved 10 November 2008.

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[1] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.

[2] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Retrieved 10 November 2008.