Sabanilla
| Sabanilla | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Sabanilla Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°17′N 92°33′W / 17.283°N 92.550°WCoordinates: 17°17′N 92°33′W / 17.283°N 92.550°W | |
| Country |
 Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.2 sq mi (171.4 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 25,187 |
Sabanilla is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 25,187,[1] up from 21,156 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 171.4 km2.
As of 2010, the town of Sabanilla had a population of 3,052.[1] Other than the town of Sabanilla, the municipality had 77 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Los Naranjos (2,348), Moyos (1,945), El Calvario (1,262), Buenavista (1,229), Majastic (1,221), El Paraíso (1,081), and Cristóbal Colón (1,000), classified as rural.[1]
History
Sabanilla was founded in 1771 by 150 migrants from the surrounding villages of Moyos and Tila. They sent a letter to the Spanish King, Carlos III, signed by the only literate person, Matheo Diaz. The priest of Moyos approved the foundation of the settlement.
References
- 1 2 3 "Sabanilla". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sabanilla". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
Boletin del Archivo Histórico Diocesano. Vol 6, Septiembre 1997. San Cristóbal de las Casas.
