Fourth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas

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The Fourth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas(IV 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 Fourth District of Chiapas is located in the north-western portion of the state and covers the municipalities of Amatán, Berriozábal, Coapilla, Copainalá, Ixtacomitán, Ixtapangajoya, Juárez, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Ostuacán, Pichucalco, Reforma, San Fernando, Solosuchiapa, Sunuapa and Tecpatán.^[1]

Berriozábal is a city and one of the 122 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 300.6 km².

Coapilla is a town and one of the 123 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 106.8 km²

Copainalá is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 330.4 km².

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

Ocozocoautla de Espinosa is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is located in the western part of the state, 24 km west of Tuxtla Gutierrez covering parts of the Depresión Central and the Montañas del Norte. It is bordered to the north by Tecpatán, to the east by Berriozábal, Tuxtla Gutiérrez and Suchiapa, to the south by Villaflores and to the west by Jiquipilas and Cintalapa. The name comes from the Nahoa language and means ‘forest of ocozote trees’. ‘De Espinosa’ was added in 1928 to honor Raymundo Enríquez Espinosa who was the first governor of the state of Chiapas. Ocozocoautla gained city status in 1926. The climate is warm and humid and the vegetation is mostly high and medium rainforest.

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the Fourth District had a different configuration. It was still centred on Ocozocoautla de Espinosa but covered:

Berriozábal, Coapilla, Copainalá, Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, San Fernando and Tecpatán, as at present, plus:
The municipalities of Chicoasén, Ocotepec, Osumacinta, Suchiapa and Villaflores.^[2]

Chicoasén is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, located in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 82 km².

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

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

Deputies returned to Congress from this district

L Legislature
- 1976–1979: Manuel Villafuerte Mijangos (PRI)
LI Legislature
- 1979–1982: Salvador de la Torre Grajales (PRI)
LII Legislature
- 1982–1985: Oralia Coutiño Ruiz (PRI)
LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988:
LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991: Sami David David (PRI)
LV Legislature
- 1991–1994:
LVI Legislature
- 1994–1997: Tito Rubín Cruz (PRI)
LVII Legislature
- 1997–2000: Mario Elías Moreno Navarro (PRI)
LVIII Legislature
- 2000–2003: José Jacobo Nazar Morales (PRI)
LIX Legislature
- 2003–2006: Julián Nazar Morales (PRI)
LX Legislature
- 2006–2009: Andrés Carballo Bustamante (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.

Sami Gabriel David David is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LII, LIV and LIX Legislatures of the Mexican Congress and as Senator of the LVI and LVII Legislatures as a plurinominal representative.

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References

↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
↑ Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

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[1] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Condensado de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

[2] Instituto Federal Electoral. "Distritación de 1996 de Chiapas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.