Rayón

Rayón is a town in , and has about 6,860 residents and an elevation of 1,345 metres. Rayón is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Town with 6,860 residents
  • Description: municipal seat of Rayón, State of Chiapas, Mexico
  • Also known as: “Rayon”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tapilula.

Town
Photo: Mentemania, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of in southern . As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 12,170, up from 10,349 as of 2005. is situated 5 km north of Rayón.

Rayón

Latitude
17.20118° or 17° 12′ 4″ north
Longitude
-93.01094° or 93° 0′ 39″ west
Population
6,860
Elevation
1,345 metres (4,413 feet)
Open location code
76986X2Q+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 886367800
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3520428
Wiki­data ID
Q117485
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Rayón” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rayón”
  • Chechen: “Район (Район, Чияпас)”
  • Chechen: “Район”
  • Dutch: “Rayón”
  • Esperanto: “Rayón”
  • French: “Rayón”
  • German: “Rayón”
  • Italian: “Rayón”
  • Portuguese: “Rayón”
  • Russian: “Район”
  • Serbian: “Рајон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rayón, Chiapas”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rayón”
  • Spanish: “Rayon”
  • Spanish: “Rayón”
  • Swedish: “Rayón, Chiapas”
  • Swedish: “Rayón”
  • Vietnamese: “Rayón”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Parque and Zona Sujeta a Conservación Ecológica Tzama Cun Pümy.

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