Pantepec is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. The Chiapas Zoque language is spoken in this municipality.

Pantepec
Municipality of Pantepec in Chiapas
Municipality of Pantepec in Chiapas
Pantepec is located in Mexico
Pantepec
Pantepec
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°11′N 93°03′W / 17.183°N 93.050°W / 17.183; -93.050
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Founded1915
Area
 • Total47.2 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,470 m (4,820 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total10,870
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Postal code
29660, 29661
Area code(+52) 200

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 10,870,[1] up from 8,566 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 47.2 km2.

As of 2010, the town of Pantepec had a population of 1,820.[1] Other than the town of Pantepec, the municipality had 54 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: San Isidro las Banderas (1,309), classified as rural.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Pantepec". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Pantepec". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 2, 2008.