Sitalá

Sitalá is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. It is, lamentably, one of the poorest municipalities of Chiapas and Mexico.

Sitalá
Municipality
Sitalá Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°2′N 92°18′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Area
• Total	150 sq mi (390 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	12,269

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 12,269,^[1] up from 7,959 as of 2005.^[2] It covers an area of 178.9 km².

As of 2010, the town of Sitalá had a population of 1,738.^[1] Other than the town of Sitalá, the municipality had 144 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000. The main economic activity is agriculture, and it is one of the most explotated oil regions of PEMEX. ^[1]