Arriaga, Chiapas
Arriaga | |
|---|---|
 Municipality o Arriaga in Chiapas | |
  Arriaga Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°14′6″N 93°53′44″W / 16.23500°N 93.89556°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 653.3 km2 (252.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 34,032 |
Arriaga is a ceety an ane o the 119 municipalities o Chiapas, in soothren Mexico.
As o 2005, the municipality haed a tot population o 34,032.[1] It covers an aurie o 653.3 km² an is bordered bi the Paceefic Ocean an the neebourin state o Oaxaca, as well as bi the Chiapas municipalities o Cintalapa, Jiquipilas, Villaflores an Tonalá.
The name o the ceety honours Ponciano Arriaga, the name gien tae it upon creation o the municipality on 28 Mey 1910. It wis gien ceety status on 1 Dizember 1943.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México". INAFED. Retrieved 25 Julie 2008.
