Sixth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas

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The Sixth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas(VI 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.

Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the 31 states that along with the federal district of Mexico City make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 124 municipalities as of September 2017 and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Other important population centers in Chiapas include Ocosingo, Tapachula, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Comitán and Arriaga. It is the southernmost state in Mexico. It is located in Southeastern Mexico, and it borders the states of Oaxaca to the west, Veracruz to the northwest and Tabasco to the north, and by the Petén, Quiché, Huehuetenango and San Marcos departments of Guatemala to the east and southeast. Chiapas has a coastline along the Pacific Ocean to the south.

District territory

The Sixth District of Chiapas is located in the centre of the state and covers the municipalities of Acala, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapilla, Chicoasén, Ixtapa, Las Rosas, Nicolás Ruiz, Osumacinta, San Lucas, Soyaló, Suchiapa, Totolapa, and Venustiano Carranza, plus the southern and western parts of the municipality of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.^[1]

Acala is the municipal seat of Acala Municipality, in Chiapas, southern Mexico.

Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas Town & Municipality in Chiapas, Mexico

Chiapa de Corzo is a small city and municipality situated in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Chiapas. Located in the Grijalva River valley of the Chiapas highlands, Chiapa de Corzo lies some 15 km (9.3 mi) to the east of the state capital, Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Chiapa has been occupied since at least 1400 BCE, with a major archeological site which reached its height between 700 BCE and 200 CE. It is important because the earliest inscribed date, the earliest form of hieroglyphic writing and the earliest Mesoamerican tomb burial have all been found here. Chiapa is also the site of the first Spanish city founded in Chiapas in 1528. The "de Corzo" was added to honor Liberal politician Angel Albino Corzo.

Chiapilla is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 86.9 km².

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

Tuxtla Gutiérrez is the capital and the largest city of the Mexican southeast state of Chiapas. It is the most developed, populated and therefore the state's most important municipality. A busy government, commercial and services-oriented city, Tuxtla had one of the fastest growing rates in Mexico in the last 40 years. Unlike many other areas in Chiapas, it is not a tourist attraction, but a transportation hub for tourists coming into the state, with a major airport and a bus terminal.

Previous districting schemes

1996–2005 district

Between 1996 and 2005, the Sixth District had a different configuration. The head town was Chiapa de Corzo and it covered the following municipalities:

Acala, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapilla, Ixtapa, Nicolás Ruiz, San Lucas, Soyaló, Totolapa and Venustiano Carranza, all of which are still part of the district, plus:
Bochil, La Concordia, and Villa Corzo.^[2]

Ixtapa Municipality is one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.

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

Soyaló 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: Leonardo León Cerpa (PRI)
LI Legislature
- 1979–1982: Alberto Ramón Cerdio Bado (PRI)
LII Legislature
- 1982–1985:
LIII Legislature
- 1985–1988:
LIV Legislature
- 1988–1991: Romeo Ruiz Armento (PRI)
LV Legislature
- 1991–1994:
LVI Legislature
- 1994–1997: Rafael Ceballos Cancino (PRI)
LVII Legislature
- 2000–1999: Roberto Albores Guillén (PRI)^[3]
- 1999–2000: Agustín Santiago Albores (PRI)
LVIII Legislature
- 2000–2003: Roberto Domínguez Castellanos (PRI)
LIX Legislature
- 2003–2006: Roberto Aguilar Hernández (PRI)
LX Legislature
- 2006–2009: Héctor Narcía Álvarez (PRD)

References and notes

↑ 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
↑ Albores Guillén requested a leave of absence from Congress upon his appointment as interim governor of Chiapas, following the resignation of Julio César Ruiz Ferro in the aftermath of the Acteal Massacre of 22 December 1997.

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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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.

[3] Albores Guillén requested a leave of absence from Congress upon his appointment as interim governor of Chiapas, following the resignation of Julio César Ruiz Ferro in the aftermath of the Acteal Massacre of 22 December 1997.