Huixtán
Huixtán is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. In the Nahuatl language, Huixtán means "the place of the prickles".
- Locality with about 1,900 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,000 metres (6,550 feet)
- …is also known as “Huistán”
- Description: municipal seat of Huixtán, State of Chiapas, Mexico
- Category: locality of Mexico
- Location
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Latitude
16.71069° or 16° 42′ 39″ north
Longitude
-92.45399° or 92° 27′ 14″ west
Open location code
7689PG6W+7C
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Turkish—“Huixtán” goes by many names.
УистанChechen
Уистан (Уистан, Чияпас)Chechen
უისტანიGeorgian
HuixtánItalian
ウイシュタンJapanese
УикстанRussian
УистанRussian
УистанSerbian
Уистан (Уистан, Чијапас)Serbian
УистанTatar
HuixtánTurkish
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