Amatenango Valley(State of Chiapas)

Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas
Amatenango name means in Nahuatl "instead of figs." The group of Tzeltal, which originally formed the village, was established in the municipality during the classical period of pre-Columbian times. In 1486 it was invaded by Aztec troops commanded by Tiltototl. After the conquest of Chiapas (1528) is cited as belonging to Teopisca, but at the end of the sixteenth century had become its own right header

The municipality is in the Central Highlands, with semi-flat/full the most of the land, its geographical coordinates are 16 ° 32 'N and 92 ° 26' W, at an altitude of 1.810 m.

Amatenango the town of Valley is located in the Municipality of Amatenango Valley(State of Chiapas). It has 4491 inhabitants. Amatenango Valley is at 1820 meters altitude.

Amatenango Valley bounded on the north by the municipality of Huixtan, South withRoses and Venustiano Carranza, the West with Teopisca and east Chanal andComitan. The climate is temperate with summer rains, the vegetation is forest pine-oak. The hydrological network is represented by streams Amatenango, San Nicolas .

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Amatenango del Valle, Chiapas