Nicolás Ruiz
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Nicolás Ruíz | |
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  Nicolás Ruíz Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 16°26′N 92°35′W / 16.433°N 92.583°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Settled | 25 February 1868 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 137 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,317 |
| Website | www.nicolasruizchiapas.com |
Nicolás Ruíz is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 4,317,[1] up from 3,135 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 137 km2. Other than the town of Nicolás Ruíz, the municipality had 2 localities, neither of which had a population over 1,000.[1]
The settlement was originally known as San Diego de la Reforma; it acquired its present name on 14 February 1934 to honor 19th-century Governor of Chiapas Nicolás Ruiz.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nicolás Ruíz". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Nicolás Ruíz". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
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