Amatenango del Valle

Amatenango del Valle
Municipality of Amatenango del Valle in Chiapas
Amatenango del Valle
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 16°32′N 92°26′W / 16.533°N 92.433°W / 16.533; -92.433
CountryMexico (de jure)
Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities (Controlled by)
StateChiapas
SettledPre-Hispanic period
Municipality created11 November 1882
Area
  Total
236 km2 (91 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
8,728
ClimateCwb
Websitewww.amatenangodelvalle.chiapas.gob.mx

Amatenango del Valle is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 236 km2 (91 sq mi).

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,728, up from 6,559 as of 2005.

As of 2010, the town of Amatenango del Valle had a population of 4,661, up from 3,351 as of 2005. Other than the town of Amatenango del Valle, the municipality had 60 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.