Yucatán & the South
Chiapas
Chicoasén Municipality

Chicoasén

Chicoasén is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of in southern . It covers an area of 82 km2. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 5,018, up from 3,346 as of 2005.
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  • Type: Village with 3,950 residents
  • Description: municipal seat of Chicoasén, State of Chiapas, Mexico
  • Also known as: “Chicoasen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Manuel Moreno Torres Dam.

Dam
Photo: B.B., CC0.
The Chicoasén Dam is an embankment dam and hydroelectric power station on the near Chicoasén in , . The dam's power plant contains 5 x 300 MW, 3 x 310 MW Francis turbine-generators. is situated 3 km south of Chicoasén.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osumacinta Municipality.

Village
Photo: Thelmadatter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Chicoasén.

Chicoasén

Latitude
16.96747° or 16° 58′ 3″ north
Longitude
-93.10545° or 93° 6′ 20″ west
Population
3,950
Elevation
300 metres (984 feet)
Open location code
7688XV8V+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 886367781
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3530940
Wiki­data ID
Q46333151
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Chicoasén” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Chicoasén”
  • Georgian: “ჩიკოასენი”
  • German: “Chicoasén”
  • Italian: “Chicoasén”
  • Portuguese: “Chicoasén”
  • Russian: “Чикоасен”
  • Serbian: “Чикоасен”
  • Spanish: “Chicoasen”
  • Spanish: “Chicoasén”
  • Turkish: “Chicoasén”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cm. Treinta y Uno-E (Juy-Juy) and El Carrizal.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Embarcadero Lanchas and Cerro La Sombra.

Chiapas: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chicoasén”. Photo: Darij & Ana, CC BY 2.0.