Socoltenango

16.243055555556 - 92.350555555556Koordinaten: 16 ° 15 'N, 92 ° 21' W

Socoltenango is a municipality of the Mexican state of Chiapas.

The municipality has about 17,000 inhabitants Socoltenango and an area of ​​634.9 km ². Administrative seat and largest town in the municipality of the same name Socoltenango, the second largest city Tzinil. The most important river is the Río San Vicente, also parts of the reservoir of La Angostura are in the municipality of Socoltenango.

In the year 2000 the number of economically active population was 4,676. Of these, 80.05 % were employed in the primary sector, 5.62% in the secondary sector and 12.96 % in the tertiary sector.

The municipality Socoltenango grent to the Municipalities Las Rosas, Comitán de Domínguez, Tzimol, La Trinitaria, Frontera Comalapa, Chicomuselo, La Concordia and Venustiano Carranza.

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