Amatenango del Valle

Amatenango del Valle is a town and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 6,559, with 3,351 in the municipal seat. It covers an area of 236 km². The territory of the municipality was originally settled during the Classic Period of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica by a group of Tzeltal settlers. Their settlement, in 1486, was invaded by Aztec troops under Tiltototl. In 1528, following the Spanish Conquest, an encomienda was established in the area.