<noinclude> Chiapas is a state in southern Mexico. According to the 2020 INEGI census, it has the eighth largest population of all states with inhabitants and the 10th largest by land area spanning . Chiapas is officially divided into 124 municipalities, although the establishment of municipal authorities in Belisario Domínguez was suspended in 2015 pending the resolution of a territorial dispute between Chiapas and the neighbouring state of Oaxaca. In 2021, the Supreme Court resolved this dispute in Oaxaca's favour, and annulled the 2011 decree that had created Belisario Domínguez.
Municipalities in Chiapas are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
The largest municipality by population is the state capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez, with 604,147 residents while the smallest is Sunuapa with 2,308 residents. The largest municipality by land area is Ocosingo which spans , and the smallest is Santiago el Pinar which spans . The newest municipality is Honduras de la Sierra, incorporated on July 15, 2018.
Municipalities
+ Name Municipal seat Population(2020) Population(2010) Change Land area Population density(2020) Incorporation date km2 sq miAcacoyagua AcacoyaguaAcalaAcalaAcapetahua AcapetahuaAldama Aldama AltamiranoAltamiranoAmatánAmatánAmatenango de la FronteraAmatenango de la FronteraAmatenango del ValleAmatenango del ValleAngel Albino CorzoJaltenango de la PazArriaga ArriagaBejucal de OcampoBejucal de Ocampo Belisario DomínguezRodulfo FigueroaBella VistaBella VistaBenemérito de las AméricasBenemérito de las AméricasBerriozábal Berriozábal Bochil BochilCacahoatánCacahoatánCapitán Luis Ángel Vidal Capitán Luis Ángel VidalCatazajáCatazajáChalchihuitánChalchihuitán Chamula ChamulaChanal ChanalChapultenangoChapultenangoChenalhóChenalhóChiapa de CorzoChiapa de CorzoChiapilla ChiapillaChicoasénChicoasénChicomuseloChicomuseloChilónChilónCintalapa Cintalapa de FigueroaCoapilla CoapillaComitán de Domínguez Comitán de DomínguezCopainaláCopainaláEl Bosque El Bosque El ParralEl ParralEl PorvenirEl PorvenirEmiliano Zapata20 de NoviembreEscuintlaEscuintlaFrancisco LeónRivera el Viejo CarmenFrontera Comalapa Frontera ComalapaFrontera HidalgoFrontera HidalgoHonduras de la SierraHonduras de la SierraHuehuetánHuehuetánHuitiupán HuitiupánHuixtánHuixtánHuixtlaHuixtlaIxhuatánIxhuatanIxtacomitánIxtacomitánIxtapaIxtapaIxtapangajoyaIxtapangajoyaJiquipilasJiquipilasJitotolJitotolJuárez JuárezLa ConcordiaLa ConcordiaLa GrandezaLa GrandezaLa IndependenciaLa IndependenciaLa Libertad La Libertad La Trinitaria La TrinitariaLarráinzar San Andrés LarráinzarLas MargaritasLas Margaritas Las Rosas Las RosasMapastepecMapastepecMaravilla Tenejapa Maravilla Tenejapa Marqués de Comillas Zamora Pico de Oro Mazapa de MaderoMazapa de MaderoMazatánMazatán Metapa Metapa de Domínguez MezcalapaRaudales MalpasoMitontic MitonticMontecristo de Guerrero Montecristo de GuerreroMotozintlaMotozintla de MendozaNicolás Ruíz Nicolás RuízOcosingoOcosingoOcotepecOcotepecOcozocoautla de Espinosa Ocozocoautla de EspinosaOstuacánOstuacánOsumacinta OsumacintaOxchucOxchucPalenque PalenquePantelhóPantelhó Pantepec Pantepec PichucalcoPichucalcoPijijiapanPijijiapanPueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán Pueblo Nuevo SolistahuacánRayón RayónReformaReformaRincón Chamula San PedroRincón ChamulaSabanillaSabanilla Salto de Agua Salto de Agua San Andrés DuraznalSan Andrés DuraznalSan Cristóbal de las CasasSan Cristóbal de las CasasSan FernandoSan FernandoSan Juan Cancuc San Juan CancucSan Lucas San LucasSantiago el PinarSantiago el PinarSiltepec SiltepecSimojovelSimojovel de Allende SitaláSitalá SocoltenangoSocoltenangoSolosuchiapaSolosuchiapa SoyalóSoyaló SuchiapaSuchiapaSuchiateCiudad HidalgoSunuapaSunuapaTapachulaTapachula TapalapaTapalapaTapilulaTapilulaTecpatán Tecpatán Tenejapa TenejapaTeopiscaTeopiscaTilaTilaTonaláTonalaTotolapaTotolapaTumbaláTumbaláTuxtla Chico Tuxtla ChicoTuxtla GutiérrezTuxtla GutiérrezTuzantán Tuzantán TzimolTzimol Unión JuárezUnión JuárezVenustiano CarranzaVenustiano CarranzaVilla ComaltitlánVilla ComaltitlánVilla Corzo Villa Corzo VillafloresVillaflores Yajalón Yajalón ZinacantánZinacantán Chiapas — — Mexico — —
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