Francisco León, Chiapas
| Francisco León | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Municipality of Francisco León in Chiapas | |
  Francisco León Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°19′N 93°15′W / 17.317°N 93.250°WCoordinates: 17°19′N 93°15′W / 17.317°N 93.250°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,704.1 km2 (658.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,000 |
Francisco León is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 114.3 km². In 1982 parts of the municipality were buried in the eruption of El Chichón Volcano.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 7,000,[1] up from 5,236 as of 2005.[2]
The municipality had 50 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: San Miguel la Sardina (1,106), classified as rural.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Francisco León". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Francisco León". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
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