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Comitán, Mexico

Comitán de Domínguez

Comitán is a town of 166,178 people in Chiapas, Mexico.

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Population166,178 GeoNames
Local nameComitán de Domínguez
RegionChiapas
Elevation1,643 m 5,390 ft
Time zoneAmerica/Merida
Nearest airportComitan National Airport (CJT) 12 km

Why visit Comitán

Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 19 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.

About Comitán

Comitán (Spanish: [komiˈtan] ; formally: Comitán de Domínguez, for Belisario Domínguez) is the fourth-largest city in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is the seat of government of the municipality of the same name.

From the Wikipedia article Comitán (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Things to do2

Auditorio Roberto Cordero Citalan

Cinema and theater · 1.4 km

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Teatro de la Ciudad

Cinema and theater · 1.3 km

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Museums and landmarks5

Busto

Monument and historic site · 1.5 km

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Centro Cultural Rosario Castellanos

Museum · 1.4 km

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El puma

Monument and historic site · 1.7 km

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Las 7 esquinas

Monument and historic site · 2.0 km

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Mercado

Monument and historic site · 1.6 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds11

Bosques de Comitán

Park · 2.3 km

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Estadio Municipal

Sports field and stadium · 0.8 km

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Parque Bicentenario

Park · 1.2 km

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Parque central Benito Juárez

Park · 1.4 km

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Parque de Guadalupe

Park · 1.2 km

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Parque de la Pila

Park · 1.7 km

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Parque de San Jose

Park · 1.1 km

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Parque de San Sebastian

Park · 1.0 km

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Parque Recreativo de San Sebastian

Park · 0.9 km

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Parque Recreativo Ya'Ax-Na

Park · 1.9 km

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Plazuela de la pilita

Park · 2.1 km

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Restaurants and cafes19

Jugos y Cocteles Isla del Carmen

Restaurant · Seafood, Regional, Mexican, Burger, Sandwich · 1.2 km

10 A Calle 2a Sur Poniente, Comitan De Dominguez

Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00

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Cafe Rosario

Cafe · 1.0 km

73 1a Oriente Sur, COMITAN

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Central Cafe-Bar

Restaurant · Coffee Shop · 1.4 km

Mo-Su 09:00-18:00

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Los Portales de Comitan

Restaurant · 1.3 km

Mo-Su 07:00-23:00

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tacos

Restaurant

08:00-14:00

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Aquario

Restaurant · Mexican · 1.3 km

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La Esquina de Belisario

Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.4 km

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La comiteca

Restaurant · 1.3 km

Avenida Central Sur

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Sabores de Comitàn

Restaurant · Mexican · 0.9 km

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Ta Bonitio

Restaurant · Mexican · 1.4 km

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Camino Secreto

Restaurant · 1.3 km

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Comitlan

Cafe · 1.6 km

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7 more on the map.

History

The old town was founded in a swamp by a group of Tzeltal people. The original name given by the local population was Balún Canán (which means "Nine stars"). As part of the Spanish colonization, the town of Comitan was founded in February 1528 and elevated to the city in 1556 by Dominican friars, belonging to the captaincy of Guatemala. It was later changed to Comitán de las Flores and, in 1915, to Comitán de Domínguez, after Dr. Belisario Domínguez, who gave a memorable speech in Congress against the dictator Victoriano Huerta for which he was murdered.

From the History section of Comitán on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay17

Churches and places of worship8

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Shopping10

Gas and EV charging5

Schools, colleges and libraries6

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Healthcare3

Map of Comitán

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Getting there and nearby towns

Comitan National Airport (CJT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.

  • Quija 4 km north, about 4 min by car
  • Río Grande 5 km north, about 5 min by car
  • San Francisco el Rincón 5 km north, about 5 min by car
  • Cash 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
  • San José Yocnajab 6 km east, about 6 min by car
  • San Miguel Tinajab 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
  • San Isidro Tinajab 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
  • Señor del Pozo 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
  • San Rafael Jocom 6 km north, about 6 min by car
  • San Cristóbal de las Casas 76 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car

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