Rayón, Chiapas

Rayón
Municipality
Rayón

Location in Mexico

Coordinates: 17°12′N 93°0′W / 17.200°N 93.000°W / 17.200; -93.000Coordinates: 17°12′N 93°0′W / 17.200°N 93.000°W / 17.200; -93.000
Country  Mexico
State Chiapas
Area
 • Total 36.4 sq mi (94.4 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 9,002

Rayón is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 9,002,[1] up from 6,870 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 94.4 km².

As of 2010, the town of Rayón had a population of 5,895.[1] Other than the town of Rayón, the municipality had 43 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rayón". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rayón". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
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