Chiapas Politics

The cultural extent and diversity of the state is expressed in the great number of municipalities contained within its territories, 119, fact that has forced the authorities to organize the communities in 9 major geographic regions.

CENTRAL REGION conformed by the municipalities of Acala, Berriozabal, Chiapa de Corzo, chiapilla, Chicoasen, Cintalapa, Coapilla, Copainala, ixtapa, Jiquipilas, Nicolas Ruiz, Ocotepec, Ocozocoautla, Osumancita, San Fernando, San Lucas, Soyalo, Suchiapa, Tecpatan, Totolapa, Tuxtla Gutierrez and Venustiano Carranza.

HEIGHTS REGION : Altamirano, Aldama, Amatenango del Valle, Chalchihuitan, Chamula, Chanal, Chenalho, Huixtan, Larraiznar, Mitontic, Oxchuc, Pantelho, Las Rosas, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Santiago el Pinar, Tenejapa, Teopisca and Zinancantán.

FRONTIER REGION : Chicomuselo, Comitán de Domínguez, Frontera Comalapa, La Independencia, Maravilla Tenejapa, Las Margaritas, Socoltenango, La Trinitaria and Tzitmol.

FRIARS REGION : Ángel Albino Corzo, La Concordia, Montecristo de Guerrero, Villacorzo and Villaflores.

NORTHERN REGION : Amatán, Bochil, El Bosque, Chapultenango, Francisco León, Huitiupán, Ixhuatán, Ixtacomitán, Ixtapangajoya, Jititol, Juárez, Ostuacán, Pantepec, Pichucalco, Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán, Rayón, Reforma, San Andrés Duraznal, Simojovel, Solosuchiapa, Sunuapa, Tapalap and Tapilula.

JUNGLE REGION : Benemérito de las Américas, Catazajá, Chilón, La Libertad, Marqués de Comillas, Ocosingo, Palenque, Sabanilla, Salto de Agua, San Juan Cancuc, Sitalá, Tila, Tumbalá and Yajalón.

MOUNTAIN REGION : Amatenango de la Frontera, Bejucal de Ocampo, Bella Vista, La Grandeza, Mazapa de Madero, Motozintla, El Porvenir and Siltepec.

SOCONUSCO REGION : Acacoyahua, Acapetahua, Cacahotán, Escuintla, Frontera Hidalgo, Huehuetán, Huixtla, Mapastepec, Mazatán, Metapa, Villa Comaltitlán, Suchiate, Tapachula, Tuxtla Chico, Tuzantán and Unión Juárez.

ISTHMUS REGION : Costa, Arriaga, Pijijiapan and Tonalá.