Ciudad Hidalgo (umwhile: Mariscal; Mariscal Suchiate; Suchiate) | |
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Ceety & Municipal seat | |
Municipality o Suchiate in Chiapas | |
Coordinates: 14°40′45″N 92°08′59″W / 14.67917°N 92.14972°W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Chiapas |
Municipality | Suchiate |
Foondit | 1882 |
Veelage status | 4 Julie 1925 |
Ceety status | 24 Julie 1952 |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 14,606 |
Postal code | 30840 |
Area code(s) | 962 |
Ciudad Hidalgo is a ceety in the Mexican state o Chiapas. It serves as the municipal seat o the surroondin municipality o Suchiate. In the 2010 INEGI Census, it reportit a population o 14,606 indwallers.[1] It is the soothmaist municipal seat in Mexico, an its municipality is the soothmaist in Mexico an aw.
It is the main crossin pynt on the internaitional mairch wi Guatemala. The Puente Rodolfo Robles [2] ower the Río Suchiate joins it wi the Guatemalan ceety o Ciudad Tecún Umán in the municipality o Ayutla, San Marcos depairtment. Thare is a railwey brig an aw.
Ciudad Hidalgo wis foondit in 1882 bi a group o settlers frae Ayutla, San Marcos, who did no wish tae remain on the Guatemalan side o the mairch follaein adoption o the mairch treaty o 27 September 1882 atween the naitions. The new dounset arose on wha haed been a hacienda cried Los Cerros; it wis kent as aither Suchiate, efter the Río Suchiate, or Ignacio Mariscal, efter a local laundawner. On 4 Julie 1925 Suchiate wis gien veelage (pueblo) status an the municipality o Suchiate wis formit. On 24 Julie 1952, unner Govrenor Francisco J. Grajales, the toun o Suchiate wis gien ceety status an its name chyngit tae Ciudad Hidalgo, in honour o Fr. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.[3]