Tapilula

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

Tapilula
Municipality
Tapilula Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°15′N 93°01′W
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Area
• Total	126.7 km2 (48.9 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	12,170

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 12,170,^[1] up from 10,349 as of 2005.^[2] It covers an area of 126.7 km².

As of 2010, the town of Tapilula had a population of 7,441.^[1] Other than the town of Tapilula, the municipality had 50 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: San Francisco Jaconá (1,323), classified as rural.^[1]