Catazajá
Catazajá | |
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Municipality of Catazajá in Chiapas | |
Catazajá Location in Mexico Catazajá Catazajá (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 17°44′N 92°01′W / 17.733°N 92.017°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
• Total | 240 sq mi (621 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,619 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
Catazajá is a town and municipality in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas and is the northernmost municipality in the state. It covers an area of 621 km2.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,140, up from 15,709 as of 2005. By 2020, its population had risen to 17,619.
As of 2010, the town of Catazajá had a population of 2,973. Other than the town of Catazajá, the municipality had 249 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Punta Arena (1,365) and Loma Bonita (1,071), classified as rural.
A cultural centre was opened in the municipal seat in 1993.