Municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas

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The Municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas is an administrative division in the central highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, encompassing the historic colonial city of San Cristóbal de las Casas and its surrounding rural communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
municipality
administrativeLevel second-level administrative division in Mexico
administrativeSeat City of San Cristóbal de las Casas NERFINISHED
borderedBy other municipalities of Chiapas
capital City of San Cristóbal de las Casas NERFINISHED
contains City of San Cristóbal de las Casas NERFINISHED
rural communities surrounding San Cristóbal de las Casas
country Mexico
demographicsFeature bilingual Spanish–indigenous language population
large indigenous Maya communities in rural areas
governedBy municipal president of San Cristóbal de las Casas
governmentType municipal government
hasCharacteristic agricultural activities in rural areas
mix of urban and rural settlements
significant indigenous population
tourism-based economy in urban center
hasClimate temperate highland climate
hasCulturalRegion Maya highlands NERFINISHED
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
commerce
handicrafts production
tourism
hasFunction local government for San Cristóbal de las Casas city and surrounding communities
hasHeritage colonial architecture in municipal seat
hasHistoricCenter colonial-era urban core of San Cristóbal de las Casas
hasIndigenousLanguages Tzeltal NERFINISHED
Tzotzil NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver rural localities in its territory
urban area of San Cristóbal de las Casas
hasRelief mountainous terrain
hasUrbanCenter historic colonial city of San Cristóbal de las Casas NERFINISHED
locatedIn State of Chiapas NERFINISHED
central highlands of Chiapas NERFINISHED
locatedOn Central Highlands of Chiapas plateau NERFINISHED
namedAfter Saint Christopher NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Los Altos region of Chiapas NERFINISHED
municipal system of Mexico
southern Mexico NERFINISHED
subdivisionOf State of Chiapas NERFINISHED
timeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
uses Mexican peso NERFINISHED

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San Cristóbal de las Casas isMunicipalSeatOf Municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas
San Cristóbal de las Casas governingBody Municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas
this entity surface form: Municipal government of San Cristóbal de las Casas