Sabanilla facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sabanilla
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 Sabanilla
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
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| • Total | 66.2 sq mi (171.4 km2) |
| Population
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| • Total | 25,187 |
Sabanilla is a town and a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is located in southern Mexico. A municipality is like a local government area, similar to a county.
As of 2010, about 25,187 people lived in the Sabanilla municipality. This was more than the 21,156 people who lived there in 2005. The total area of the municipality is about 171.4 square kilometers.
The town of Sabanilla itself had a population of 3,052 people in 2010. The municipality also includes 77 other smaller communities. Some of the largest rural communities in 2010 were:
- Los Naranjos, Chiapas (2,348 people)
- Moyos, Chiapas (1,945 people)
- El Calvario, Chiapas (1,262 people)
- Buenavista, Chiapas (1,229 people)
- Majastic, Chiapas (1,221 people)
- El Paraíso, Chiapas (1,081 people)
- Cristóbal Colón, Chiapas (1,000 people)
History of Sabanilla
How Sabanilla Started
Sabanilla was created in 1771. About 150 people from nearby villages, Moyos and Tila, moved there to start a new settlement.
They wrote a letter to the Spanish King, Carlos III, asking for permission to create the town. The only person who could write, Matheo Diaz, signed the letter. The local priest from Moyos also agreed to the new settlement.
See also
- In Spanish: Sabanilla (Chiapas) for kids
