Bochil is a city and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 372.7 km². Bochil serves as the head town for the Second Federal Electoral District of Chiapas.

Bochil
Municipality of Bochil in Chiapas
Municipality of Bochil in Chiapas
Bochil is located in Mexico
Bochil
Bochil
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°59′N 92°55′W / 16.983°N 92.917°W / 16.983; -92.917
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Area
 • Total
372.7 km2 (143.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
30,642
ClimateAw

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 30,642,[1] up from 22,722 as of 2005.[2]

As of 2010, the city of Bochil had a population of 12,404.[1] Other than the city of Bochil, the municipality had 83 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Ajiló (1,271), El Copal (1,133), and Luis Espinoza (1,107), classified as rural.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bochil". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Bochil". 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 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-07-25.