Zinacantán
Town and Municipality in Chiapas, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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Zinacantán | |
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Town and Municipality | |
Coordinates: 16°45′35″N 92°42′20″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 (2010) | |
• Total | 36,489 |
• Density | 550/sq mi (210/km2) |
Climate | Cfb |
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Zinacantán literally means "land of bats" and comes from the Nahuatl language. People in Zinacantán speak Tzotzil (a Mayan language) and they call their own land "Sots'leb", that is, "land of bats" in their own language.