Tila, Chiapas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tila
Municipality
Municipality of Teopisca in Chiapas
Tila Location in Mexico
Country	Mexico (de jure) Rebel Zapatista Autonomous Municipalities (Controlled by)
State	Chiapas
Area
• Total	272.4 sq mi (705.5 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	71,432

Tila is a town and a special area called a municipality in the southern part of Mexico. It is located in the state of Chiapas.

In 2010, about 71,432 people lived in the Tila municipality. This was more than the 58,153 people who lived there in 2005. The total area of the municipality is about 705.5 square kilometers.

The town of Tila itself had a population of 7,164 people in 2010. The municipality also includes 160 other smaller communities. Some of the larger ones are Petalcingo (6,775 people), Nueva Esperanza (4,059 people), and El Limar (2,908 people). These are considered urban areas. Other communities like Chulum Juárez (2,137 people) and Tocob Leglemal (2,067 people) are more rural.

History of Tila

How Tila Was Founded

Tila was started in 1564 by a person named Fray Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada. By 1677, it had become a parish, which is like a church district. Records from that time show some problems with a Catholic priest named Father Cuevas.

Important Events and Changes

In 1712, the people of Tila organized an uprising. This was a protest against the Spanish authorities because of their tax rules. Later, in July 1829, the governor, Emeterio Pineda, gave Tila the special status of "Villa." This means it was recognized as an important town.

The postal service, which delivers mail, began in Tila in 1833.

Communal Land and Local Government

In the 1920s, there were long discussions in Mexico City and Tuxtla Gutierrez. These talks were about creating "ejidos" in Tila. Ejidos are special areas of land that are owned and used by a community together. In 1930, Tila officially became an Ejido of Chiapas.

Since then, Tila has had two main types of leaders. One is the Commissioner Ejidal, who represents the people who own the communal lands. The other is the municipal president, who is like the mayor. In 2005, there was a disagreement between these two groups of leaders. This caused a political split in Tila. It divided the community into ejiditarios, who are the original indigenous owners of the communal lands, and pobladores, who are newer residents who bought land from some of the original owners.

• 2024

See also

In Spanish: Tila (Chiapas) para niños