Mazatán, Chiapas

Mazatán
Municipality of Mazatán in Chiapas
Mazatán
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 14°51′36″N 92°26′51″W / 14.86000°N 92.44750°W / 14.86000; -92.44750
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Area
 • Total
147.7 sq mi (382.6 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
26,573

Villa Mazatán (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈβiʝa masaˈtan]) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. It has an area of 386.6 km2 (149.3 sq mi) and is located in the southwestern portion of the Mexican state.

In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 26,573.

In 2010, the town of Mazatán had a population of 6,838. Other than the town of Mazatán, the municipality had 177 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Buenos Aires (4,260), classified as urban, and Marte R. Gómez (1,263) and Aquiles Serdán (1,135), classified as rural.

A very long archaeological history, going back to 2500 BC, has been documented for this area.