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Margaritaria nobilis (Socoltenango, Chis., México)
Margaritaria nobilis (Socoltenango, Chis., México) · Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0
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Margaritaria nobilis (Socoltenango, Chis., México) 2 · Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0
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Socoltenango, Mexico

Socoltenango is a town of 4,863 people in Chiapas, Mexico, founded in 1545.

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Population4,863 GeoNames
RegionChiapas
Elevation884 m 2,900 ft
Founded1545
Time zoneAmerica/Mexico City
Nearest airportComitan National Airport (CJT) 33 km

About Socoltenango

municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.

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

Map of Socoltenango

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Getting there and nearby towns

Comitan National Airport (CJT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.

  • Tzinil 3 km northeast, about 3 min by car
  • Zacualpa 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
  • Nueva Libertad 8 km east, about 8 min by car
  • Soyatitán 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
  • San Vicente la Mesilla 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
  • Emiliano Zapata 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
  • San Francisco Pujiltic 12 km west, about 12 min by car
  • Comitán 23 km east, about 23 min by car
  • San Cristóbal de las Casas 62 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Chiapa de Corzo 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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