Zinacantán
Zinacantán | |
|---|---|
Town and Municipality | |
Partial view of Zinacantan with San Lorenzo (Saint Lawrence) Church in the middle | |
Zinacantán Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′35″N 92°42′20″W / 16.75972°N 92.70556°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Government | |
| • Presidente municipal | Mariano Francisco Sanchez Hernandez |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.2 sq mi (171.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 8,392 ft (2,558 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,575 |
| • Density | 84.24/sq mi (32.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| Postal code | 29350 |
| Area code | 967 |
| Climate | Cfb |
San Lorenzo Zinacantán ( /siˈnɑːnkɑːnˌtɑːn/) is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. 99.1% of its population is Tzotzil Maya, an indigenous people with linguistic and cultural ties to other highland Maya peoples.