Socoltenango

Socoltenango is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

Socoltenango
Municipality
Municipality of Socoltenango in Chiapas
Socoltenango Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°15′N 91°59′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Area
• Total	299 sq mi (775 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	17,125

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 17,125,^[1] up from 15,171 as of 2005.^[2] It covers an area of 775 km².

As of 2010, the town of Socoltenango had a population of 4,863.^[1] Other than the town of Socoltenango, the municipality had 125 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Tzinil (1,106), classified as rural.^[1]