Huixtán

Huixtán is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of in southern . In the Nahuatl language, Huixtán means "the place of the prickles".
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  • Type: Locality with 1,720 residents
  • Description: municipal seat of Huixtán, State of Chiapas, Mexico
  • Also known as: Huistán” and “Huixtan

Huixtán

Latitude
16.71069° or 16° 42′ 39″ north
Longitude
-92.45399° or 92° 27′ 14″ west
Population
1,720
Elevation
2,011 metres (6,598 feet)
Open location code
7689PG6W+7C
Geo­Names ID
3526857
Wiki­data ID
Q47392169
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In Other Languages

From Georgian to Turkish—“Huixtán” goes by many names.
  • Georgian: უისტანი
  • German: Huixtán
  • Italian: Huixtán
  • Japanese: ウイシュタン
  • Portuguese: Huixtán
  • Russian: Уистан
  • Serbian: Уистан (Уистан, Чијапас)
  • Serbian: Уистан
  • Spanish: Huixtan
  • Spanish: Huixtán
  • Turkish: Huixtán

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