# Suchiate

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Municipality in Chiapas, Mexico

Suchiate Municipality Coat of arms The location of Suchiate in Chiapas Suchiate Location in Mexico Coordinates: 14°40′45″N 92°08′59″W / 14.67917°N 92.14972°W / 14.67917; -92.14972 Country Mexico State Chiapas Municipal seat Ciudad Hidalgo Municipality created 4 July 1925 Area • Total 606.1 km2 (234.0 sq mi) Elevation 20 m (66 ft) Population (2010) • Total 35,056 • Density 57.84/km2 (149.8/sq mi) Website www.suchiate.chiapas.gob.mx

**Suchiate** is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Chiapas) in the [Mexican state](/source/Mexican_state) of [Chiapas](/source/Chiapas), on [the border with](/source/Mexico-Guatemala_border) [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala). It is in the [Soconusco](/source/Soconusco) region, and is the southernmost municipality both in Chiapas and in all of Mexico. On the eastern edge of the municipality, flowing from north to south, is the [Río Suchiate](/source/R%C3%ADo_Suchiate), which forms the international border. Two communities within the municipality are [border crossings](/source/Border_crossing) with Guatemala, [Ciudad Hidalgo](/source/Ciudad_Hidalgo%2C_Chiapas) and [Talismán](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talism%C3%A1n,_Chiapas&action=edit&redlink=1). Ciudad Hidalgo is the municipal seat and has a customs house at the border. Suchiate reported a 2010 census population of 35,056 persons. It has a land area of 606.1 km2 (234.0 sq mi).

## Demographics

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 35,056.[1]

The municipality had 180 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: [Ciudad Hidalgo](/source/Ciudad_Hidalgo%2C_Chiapas) (14,606), [La Libertad](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Libertad,_Suchiate&action=edit&redlink=1) (4,500), classified as urban, and [Ignacio López Rayón](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ignacio_L%C3%B3pez_Ray%C3%B3n,_Chiapas&action=edit&redlink=1) (1,573), classified as rural.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SEDESOL_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SEDESOL_1-1) ["Suchiate"](http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=07&mun=087). *Catálogo de Localidades*. [Secretaría de Desarrollo Social](/source/Secretar%C3%ADa_de_Desarrollo_Social) (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.

- [2010 census tables: INEGI](https://web.archive.org/web/20130502025339/http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/?s=geo&c=1223): Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

- [Suchiate](https://web.archive.org/web/20110517175653/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/chiapas/municipios/07087a.htm) *Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México*, [INAFED](/source/INAFED). Accessed 2008-11-02.

[14°40′45″N 92°08′59″W / 14.67917°N 92.14972°W / 14.67917; -92.14972](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Suchiate&params=14_40_45_N_92_08_59_W_region:MX-CHP_scale:100000_source:INEGI)

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