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Huehuetán
Chiapastown
Total population
8,334
Demographic figures from INEGI. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small town in Chiapas, Mexico, Huehuetán occupies its own corner of the country. Huehuetán maps to 15.019°, -92.382° — squarely within the tropical belt. The population stands at approximately 8,334. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,917 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great-tailed GrackleQuiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves956
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves912
- Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifrons (Wagler, 1829) · Aves811
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves797
- Red-billed PigeonPatagioenas flavirostris (Wagler, 1831) · Aves681
- White-fronted ParrotAmazona albifrons (Sparrman, 1788) · Aves660
- Giant WrenCampylorhynchus chiapensis Salvin & Godman, 1891 · Aves659
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves629
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4 — 2026-06-079 km SSW of Génova, Guatemala
- M 4.1 — 2026-05-3148 km SW of Ocós, Guatemala
- M 4 — 2026-05-067 km SW of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-068 km SE of Cuilco, Guatemala
- M 4.1 — 2026-04-2520 km S of Mapastepec, Mexico
- M 4.3 — 2026-04-114 km N of Pablo L. Sidar, Mexico
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Chiapas
- San Jose Reforma3.7 mi away
- El Eden6.2 mi away · pop. 952
- 20 de Noviembre8.4 mi away · pop. 2,633
- Viva México8.4 mi away · pop. 1,801
- Tuzantán9.2 mi away · pop. 3,536
- Unión Roja11.2 mi away · pop. 2,102
- Tapachula11.3 mi away · pop. 217,550
- Raymundo Enríquez11.4 mi away · pop. 4,576
- Salvador Urbina11.6 mi away · pop. 2,722
- La Patria11.9 mi away
- Silvano Gatica12.5 mi away · pop. 1,256
- Efraín A. Gutiérrez12.8 mi away · pop. 856
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Huehuetán
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Huehuetán, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INEGI — Mexican National Statistics
- Clave INEGI
- 07037
- State prefix
- 07
- Population (Wikidata)
- 36,333
- Wikidata
- Q666490
Claves de municipios via Wikidata P3801
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • INEGI — Mexican national statistics, municipality ID via Wikidata P3801 (clave INEGI, state prefix, municipality code)
- • INEGI — Mexican National Statistics — Claves de municipios via Wikidata P3801