Municipio Mapastepec 5.58

Mapastepec is a municipality in the southern state of Chiapas, Mexico.HistoryMapastepec was founded as a people tributary of the Aztecs in 1486 under the name of Mapachtépec. In the first population census raised by the colonial authorities in 1611 had 265 inhabitants Mapastepec. On July 5, 1955, was upgraded to a villa by decree issued by Ephraim A. Osorio, Governor of the State of Chiapas. 1915 Disappeared political headquarters, and later, 59 municipalities are created free, be it within the first redistricting. 1955 July 5, Governor Efrain Aranda Osorio, promulgated the decree that rises to the level of village to the district capital. 1962 was built along the coastal road and the branch to which it links. 1983 They are located in the region VIII Soconusco. 1984 the building was constructed for the Presidency. 1990 was decreed nature reserve Triomphe. 1998 In September of that year, heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, leaving a balance of the disappearance of the town of Valdivia.Physical environmentLimitsMapastec city, is located south of Chiapas, between 15 ° 26 '30 "N and 92 ° 53' 30" W, has an area of 1085.6 km ², which represents 1.44% of the state, its boundaries are: west, northwest and north by the municipality of Pijijiapan, La Concordia, on the north and northwest, with Angel Albino Corzo, on the east Siltepec, with Motozintla southeast, with the Acacoyagua and Acapetahua south and the Pacific Ocean to the south, southwest and west. The latitude of the municipal cabecar is 32 m, the average altitude of the municipality is 46 metersThe municipality covers an area of 1085 km².