Sitalá, Mexico

Sitalá is a town of 1,738 people in Chiapas, Mexico, founded in 1600.

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Population1,738 GeoNames

RegionChiapas

Elevation1,081 m 3,547 ft

Founded1600

Time zoneAmerica/Mexico City

Nearest airportPalenque International Airport (PQM) 64 km

About 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.

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

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Getting there and nearby towns

Palenque International Airport (PQM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.

San Antonio Bulujib 3 km south, about 3 min by car
Santa Cruz la Reforma 3 km north, about 3 min by car
Guaquitepec 5 km south, about 5 min by car
Juan Sabines Verapaz 6 km north, about 6 min by car
Baquelchán 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
Golonchán Viejo 8 km west, about 8 min by car
San Cristóbal de las Casas 48 km southwest, about 48 min by car
Palenque 64 km northeast, about 1 h by car
Chiapa de Corzo 83 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Comitán 89 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car

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