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Tumbala, Mexico

Tumbalá

Tumbala is a town of 3,227 people in Chiapas, Mexico, founded in 1559.

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Population3,227 GeoNames
Local nameTumbalá
RegionChiapas
Elevation1,492 m 4,895 ft
Founded1559
Time zoneAmerica/Mexico City
Nearest airportPalenque International Airport (PQM) 43 km

About Tumbala

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

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

Churches and places of worship1

Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel

Church

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Schools, colleges and libraries1

Primaria "Guadalupe Victoria"

School · 0.9 km

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Healthcare1

C.E.S.S.A "Dr Manuel Velazco Suárez"

Clinic and pharmacy

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Map of Tumbala

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Getting there and nearby towns

Palenque International Airport (PQM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.

  • Joljamil 2 km south, about 2 min by car
  • Joshil 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
  • Chuchucruz Primera Sección 6 km northeast, about 6 min by car
  • Hidalgo Joshil 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
  • Benito Juárez 7 km east, about 7 min by car
  • Misija 7 km west, about 7 min by car
  • Emiliano Zapata 7 km northeast, about 7 min by car
  • Tocob Leglemal 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
  • Palenque 44 km northeast, about 44 min by car
  • San Cristóbal de las Casas 70 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car

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

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