Comitán

Comitán
Town / Municipality

Comitán

Seal
Comitán

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 16°15′0″N 92°08′0″W / 16.25000°N 92.13333°W / 16.25000; -92.13333Coordinates: 16°15′0″N 92°08′0″W / 16.25000°N 92.13333°W / 16.25000; -92.13333
Country  Mexico
State Chiapas
Population (2010)
 • Total 141,013

Comitán (Spanish   ) (formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario Domínguez[1]) is the fourth-largest city in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is the seat of government of the municipality of the same name.

It is located in the east-central part of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala at 16°15′N 92°08′W / 16.25°N 92.13°W / 16.25; -92.13. The municipality has an area of 1,043.30 km² (402.82 sq mi). Its largest other community is the town of Villahermosa Yalumá.

The original name given by the local Maya peoples is Balún Canán ("Nine stars"). It was later changed to Comitán de las Flores and, in 1915, to Comitán de Domínguez, after Dr. Belisario Domínguez, who gave a memorable speech in Congress against the dictator Victoriano Huerta for which he was murdered.

Comitán is also a popular tourist destination, mostly for Mexican nationals, though some foreign visitors can also be seen. The town itself is one of the most pleasant and pretty in Mexico, with colonial architecture, narrow avenues, and clean streets. The climate is cool most of the year, and can get quite chilly from October to March. The town square is active almost every night, with live music, or some kind of presentation/play (though often they seem to be somewhat evangelical). The main road into and out of town is planted with flowers and monuments to many of the states of Mexico.

Climate

Climate data for Comitán (1951–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.5
(90.5)		 33.5
(92.3)		 35.5
(95.9)		 37.5
(99.5)		 36.0
(96.8)		 34.0
(93.2)		 36.0
(96.8)		 32.0
(89.6)		 32.5
(90.5)		 33.0
(91.4)		 33.5
(92.3)		 32.5
(90.5)		 37.5
(99.5)
Average high °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 27.6
(81.7)		 28.7
(83.7)		 27.9
(82.2)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.0
(77)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.5
(76.1)		 23.9
(75)		 23.6
(74.5)		 25.6
(78.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.9
(62.4)		 18.0
(64.4)		 19.8
(67.6)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21.1
(70)		 20.4
(68.7)		 19.7
(67.5)		 20.1
(68.2)		 20.0
(68)		 18.9
(66)		 17.8
(64)		 17.1
(62.8)		 19.2
(66.6)
Average low °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2)		 10.7
(51.3)		 12.0
(53.6)		 13.4
(56.1)		 14.3
(57.7)		 15.0
(59)		 14.5
(58.1)		 14.6
(58.3)		 14.6
(58.3)		 13.3
(55.9)		 11.7
(53.1)		 10.5
(50.9)		 12.9
(55.2)
Record low °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9)		 2.0
(35.6)		 3.5
(38.3)		 5.0
(41)		 2.0
(35.6)		 5.5
(41.9)		 7.0
(44.6)		 6.0
(42.8)		 9.0
(48.2)		 3.0
(37.4)		 2.0
(35.6)		 1.5
(34.7)		 0.5
(32.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.9
(0.311)		 11.6
(0.457)		 18.0
(0.709)		 44.8
(1.764)		 129.3
(5.091)		 216.6
(8.528)		 124.5
(4.902)		 146.0
(5.748)		 220.9
(8.697)		 109.5
(4.311)		 25.3
(0.996)		 11.1
(0.437)		 1,065.5
(41.949)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.2 3.8 3.7 6.5 13.2 19.4 16.7 17.8 21.3 15.1 6.9 5.3 133.9
Average relative humidity (%) 69 66 62 62 67 74 75 74 76 76 74 72 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 248 218 268 255 226 193 230 230 182 212 228 232 2,722
Source #1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (humidity, 1981–2000)[2][3][4]
Source #2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1961–1990)[5][lower-alpha 1]


Demographics

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 141,013,[6] up from 121,263 as of 2005.

As of 2010, the city of Comitán had a population of 97,537,[6] up from 83,571 as of 2005. Other than the city of Comitán, the municipality had 340 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Villahermosa Yalumá (2,368), San José Yocnajab (1,809), La Floresta (1,743), Los Riegos (1,740), Francisco Sarabia (1,673), Cash (1,429), Señor del Pozo (1,353), Zaragoza la Montaña (1,263), Efraín A. Gutiérrez (1,153), and Chacaljocom (1,056), classified as rural.[6]

Nearby Attractions

Tourists in Comitán can see many ecotourism sights including Mayan ruins, Lagos de Montebello which are beautiful lakes complete with cabins and tour guides for those who want them, El Chiflon which is a series of waterfalls (this costs a few pesos to enter), and others. Comitán is approximately 2 hours away from San Cristobal by bus and approximately 3 hours away from Tuxtla. It is common for locals to travel 2 hours on the bus to see San Cristobal and then travel an additional hour in order to reach Tuxtla.

Notes

  1. ↑ Station ID for Comitan, Chis. is 76848 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration

References

  1. ↑ Comitán de Domínguez Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
  2. ↑ "Estado de Chiapas–Estacion: Comitan (DGE)". NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Comitan Grandes (DGE) 1961-2010" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1981–2000" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Station 76848 Comitan, Chis.". Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration. Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Comitán de Domínguez". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.

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