Honduras de la Sierra
Honduras de la Sierra is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, located approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of the state capital of Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Gazetted in 2019, it is the newest municipality in Chiapas.
Honduras de la Sierra | |
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  Honduras de la Sierra Location of Honduras de la Sierra  Honduras de la Sierra Honduras de la Sierra (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 15°35′23″N 92°28′34″W[1] | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Chiapas |
| Gazetted | 11 September 2019 |
| Seat | Honduras de la Sierra |
| Government | |
| • President | Noé Pérez Morales |
| Elevation [1] (of seat) | 1,202 m (3,944 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,989 |
| • Seat | 507 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| Postal codes | 30990–30997[2] |
| Area code | 963 |
Geography
The municipality of Honduras de la Sierra is located in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in the southern part of the state. It borders the municipalities of Chicomuselo to the north, Siltepec to the east, Escuintla to the south, Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal to the west, and Ángel Albino Corzo to the northwest.[3] The municipality covers an area of more than 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi).
The Honduras River, a tributary of the Grijalva River, runs south to north through the municipality. Pine-oak forests cover much of the municipality, part of which lies in the Pico El Loro-Paxtal Ecological Conservation Area.[4]
History
The community of Honduras de la Sierra was founded in 1905 and was originally part of the municipality of Siltepec. On 25 April 2018, the Congress of Chiapas approved the separation of Honduras de la Sierra and its surrounding communities from Siltepec to create a new municipality.[5] The decree establishing the municipality was first gazetted on 2 May 2018.[3] Siltepec brought a challenge to this decree on constitutional grounds, which was rejected by Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice on 3 July 2019.[5] A second decree establishing the municipality was gazetted on 11 September 2019.[3]
Three employees of the Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) were detained for 24 hours on January 25-26, 2021, by residents of Ángel Díaz in protest against the establishment of the municipality.[6]
Administration
Honduras de la Sierra will hold its first elections as an independent municipality in 2021. Until then, it is being administered by a transitional municipal council appointed by the Chiapas state legislature in March 2020, with Noé Pérez Morales as president.[7]
Demographics
In the 2010 Mexican Census, the localities that now comprise the municipality of Honduras de la Sierra recorded a population of 10,989 inhabitants.[1]
There are 68 localities in the municipality, of which only the municipal seat, also named Honduras de la Sierra, is designated as urban. It recorded a population of 507 inhabitants in the 2010 Census.[1]
Economy
The main economic activity in Honduras de la Sierra is coffee production.[5] Other crops grown include corn, beans, bananas, oranges, avocados, peanuts, chayote, and pumpkin, and cattle and sheep are also raised.[3]
References
- "Catálogo Único de Claves de Áreas Geoestadísticas Estatales, Municipales y Localidades" (in Spanish). INEGI. August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- "Consulta de Códigos Postales". Catálogo Nacional de Códigos Postales. Mexican Postal Service. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Decreto Número 248" (PDF). Periódico Oficial del Estado de Chiapas (in Spanish). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Siltepec". Estado de Chiapas. Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México (in Spanish). INAFED. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- López, Isaí (4 October 2019). "Honduras de la Sierra, el nuevo municipio". El Heraldo de Chiapas (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- Henríquez, Elio (January 26, 2021). "Liberan a 3 funcionarios del INE retenidos en Chiapas". jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- López, Isaí (29 March 2020). "Honduras de la Sierra ya está en funciones es el municipio 124 de Chiapas". El Heraldo de Chiapas (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
