State of Chiapas

E50669

federal state state of Mexico

The State of Chiapas is a southern Mexican state known for its large Indigenous population, rich Mayan archaeological sites, and diverse ecosystems ranging from highland forests to tropical jungles.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal state → state of Mexico →
bordersBodyOfWater	Pacific Ocean →
bordersCountry	Guatemala NERFINISHED →
bordersState	Campeche → Oaxaca → Tabasco → Veracruz →
capital	Tuxtla Gutiérrez →
climate	temperate in highlands → tropical in lowlands →
containsArchaeologicalSite	Bonampak → Palenque → Toniná → Yaxchilán →
containsCity	Comitán de Domínguez → San Cristóbal de las Casas → Tapachula →
containsProtectedArea	Lacantún Biosphere Reserve → Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve → Sumidero Canyon National Park →
containsRegion	Central Highlands of Chiapas → Lacandon Jungle →
country	Mexico →
hasEcosystem	cloud forest → montane forest → tropical rainforest → wetlands →
hasIndigenousPopulation	large →
indigenousGroups	Tojolabal → Tzeltal Maya → Tzotzil Maya → Zoque →
knownFor	high biodiversity → rich Mayan archaeological heritage → strong indigenous cultures →
largestCity	Tuxtla Gutiérrez →
locatedIn	southern Mexico →
majorRiver	Grijalva River → Usumacinta River →
officialLanguage	Spanish →
officialName	Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas →
recognizedIndigenousLanguages	Chol → Tojolabal → Tzeltal → Tzotzil → Zoque →
shortName	Chiapas →
timeZone	Central Standard Time →
utcOffset	−06:00 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
State of Oaxaca →	borderedBy
Sierra Madre de Chiapas →	countrySubdivision
Mexican Constitution of 1824 →	createdState