Ángel Albino Corzo

Ángel Albino Corzo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 1748.81 km². Its municipal seat is the town of Jaltenango de la Paz.

Ángel Albino Corzo
Municipality
Municipality of Ángel Albino Corzo in Chiapas
Ángel Albino Corzo Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°32′N 92°26′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Municipal seat	Jaltenango de la Paz
Municipality created	24 February 1933
Area
• Total	1,748.81 km2 (675.22 sq mi)
Elevation	644 m (2,113 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	26,628
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 26,628,^[1] up from 21,848 as of 2005.^[2]

The municipality had 199 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Jaltenango de la Paz (10,427), Nueva Palestina (3,475), classified as urban, and Querétaro (2,203), Francisco I. Madero (1,819), Nueva Colombia (1,568), and Nueva Independencia (1,283), classified as rural.^[1]

The municipality was created on 24 February 1933 during the administration of Governor Victórico R. Grajales. It was named for 19th-century Chiapas politician Ángel Albino Corzo (after whom Chiapa de Corzo was also named).