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Amatenango de la Frontera
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Municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera in Chiapas
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 Amatenango de la Frontera
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Settled | mid-17th century |
| Area | |
| • Total | 171.4 km2 (66.2 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 29,547 |
Amatenango de la Frontera is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 171.4 km² and is a part of Mexico's border with Guatemala.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 29,547, up from 26,094 as of 2005.
The municipality had 123 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: El Pacayal (3,045), classified as urban, and Potrerillo (2,062), Nuevo Amatenango (1,594), Guadalupe Victoria (1,541), and Nueva Morelia (1,032), classified as rural.
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