Ocosingo

Ocosingo is a city and its surrounding municipality (municipio) of the same name in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The municipality borders the Usumacinta River along a portion where the river forms the international border with Guatemala. The city had a 2005 census population of 35,065 inhabitants, and serves as municipal seat of the municipality, which had a population of 170,280. The municipality has a relatively large area of 8,616.71 km² (3,326.93 sq mi). There are numerous smaller towns in the municipality, the largest of which are Nueva Palestina, Tenango, and Frontera Corozal. Ocosingo was given city status on 31 July 1979. Several notable Maya archaeological sites are nearby, including Bonampak and Toniná. Ocosingo rose to...