Chamula
Chamula | |
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Municipality | |
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  Chamula Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°47′N 92°41′W / 16.783°N 92.683°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 55,600 |
San Juan Chamula is a municipio (municipality) an tounship in the Mexican state o Chiapas, wi ower 50,000 inhabitants. It is situatit some 10 km (6.2 mi) frae San Cristóbal de las Casas.[1]
Chamula is locatit in the Chiapas hielands, at an altitude o 2,200 metres (7,200 feet), inhabitit bi the indigenous Tzotzil Maya fowk, whose Tzotzil leid is ane o the Mayan leids.
The toun enjoys unique autonomous status athin Mexico. Nae ootside polis or militar are alloued in the veelage. Chamulas hae their awn polis force.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Noble, John (2006). Mexico. 10 (10 ed.). Lonely Planet guidebooks. p. 826. ISBN 1-74059-744-3.
