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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Municipal government of San Cristóbal de las Casas | 1 |
| Municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Municipal government of San Cristóbal de las Casas