El Parral, Chiapas

El Parral
El Parral
Municipality
	El Parral Location of El Parral El Parral El Parral (Mexico)
	Coordinates: 16°21′58″N 93°00′24″W / 16.36611°N 93.00667°W
Country	Mexico
State	Chiapas
Gazetted	23 November 2011
Seat	El Parral
Government
• President	Alber Molina Espinoza
Area
• Total	365.50 km2 (141.12 sq mi)
Elevation (of seat)	648 m (2,126 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	14,171
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
• Seat	10,865
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (Central)
Postal codes	30528–30530
Area code	965
Website	Official website

El Parral is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Geography

The municipality of El Parral is located in the Chiapas Depression. It borders the municipalities of Chiapa de Corzo to the north, Venustiano Carranza to the east, Villa Corzo to the south, and Villaflores to the west. The municipality covers an area of 365.50 square kilometres (141.12 sq mi).^[2]

The generally flat terrain of El Parral mostly consists of farmland and pastureland, although isolated patches of forest and jungle remain.^[4] The southeastern part of the municipality borders the Angostura Reservoir, the largest reservoir in Mexico in terms of total capacity,^[5] created by the Angostura Dam (officially called the Belisario Domínguez Dam) on the Grijalva River.

History

José Félix Flores Arellano is credited with founding the community of El Parral. He worked as a manager on a farm in the area in 1927 and was asked by locals to serve as President of the local Executive Agrarian Committee, which oversaw the construction of the area's first basic infrastructure such as roads, water supply, a telephone office and a school. El Parral was part of the municipality of Villa Corzo until 23 November 2011, when the decree raising El Parral to the level of an independent municipality was gazetted.^[6]

Administration

The following people have served as municipal president of El Parral:

Ramiro Antonio Ruíz González, 2012–2015^[7]
Henry Cordova Gómez, 2015–2018^[8]
Alber Molina Espinoza, 2018–2021^[9]

Demographics

In the 2010 Mexican Census, the localities that now comprise the municipality of El Parral recorded a total population of 14,171 inhabitants.^[1]

There are 157 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also known as El Parral, is designated as urban. It recorded a population of 10,865 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.^[1]

Economy and infrastructure

Economic activities in El Parral include agriculture and fish farming.^[10]

The paved Chiapas Highway 157 runs north–south through the municipality, connecting El Parral with the municipalities of Chiapa de Corzo to the north and Villa Corzo to the south.^[11] Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of El Parral.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Catálogo Único de Claves de Áreas Geoestadísticas Estatales, Municipales y Localidades" (in Spanish). INEGI. August 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Government of Chiapas. REGIÓN IV – FRAILESCA (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Consulta de Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Compendio de Información Geográfica Municipal 2010: Villa Corzo, Chiapas" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Presas". Cuéntame (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Decreto Número 008" (PDF). Periódico Oficial del Estado de Chiapas, Segunda Sección (in Spanish). 23 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Archivos de Resultados Electorales" (in Spanish). IEPC Chiapas. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ Memoria del Proceso Electoral Local Ordinario 2014–2015 y Extraordinaro 2015–2016 (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). IEPC Chiapas. 8 October 2015. p. 261. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Configuración política de Chiapas 2018-2021". Alcaldes de México (in Spanish). 13 December 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "Entrega Rutilio Escandón apoyos agrícolas y acuícolas a productores de El Parral". Chiapas en Contacto (in Spanish). 13 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ Municipio de El Parral (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. CEIEG. 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.