Catazajá

Catazajá is a town and municipality in the southeastern Mexican state of Chiapas and is the northernmost municipality in the state. It covers an area of 621 km².

Catazajá
Municipality
Municipality of Catazajá in Chiapas
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Coordinates: 17°44′N 92°01′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Area
• Total	240 sq mi (621 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	17,619
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,140,^[1] up from 15,709 as of 2005.^[2] By 2020, its population had risen to 17,619.^[3]

As of 2010, the town of Catazajá had a population of 2,973.^[1] Other than the town of Catazajá, the municipality had 249 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Punta Arena (1,365) and Loma Bonita (1,071), classified as rural.^[1]

A cultural centre was opened in the municipal seat in 1993.^[4]