Tacotalpa

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Tacotalpa
Municipal seat
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Interior of the Iglesia de la Virgen de la Asunción, completed in 1710, it is the oldest church in the State of Tabasco
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Tacotalpa
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°35′35″N92°49′33″W / 17.59306°N 92.82583°W / 17.59306; -92.82583 Coordinates: 17°35′35″N92°49′33″W / 17.59306°N 92.82583°W / 17.59306; -92.82583
Country Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Tabasco
Municipality Tacotalpa
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total8,071
Time zone UTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)

Tacotalpa is a small town in the southern Mexican state of Tabasco, the seat of the municipality of the same name. The city is located about 100 miles south of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and about 50 kilometers from the state capital Villahermosa, near the border with the state of Chiapas. Tacotalpa is located near the Usumacinta River. In 2010, the population of the town consisted of 8,071 inhabitants.

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