Mapastepec Municipality

Mapastepec is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of in southern . Its name derives from the place name mapachtepec, "Hill of the Raccoon", a compound of the Nahuatl words mapachi and tepetl.
  • Municipality of Mexico with about 46,100 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 2,010 metres (6,580 feet)
  • …is also known as “Mapastepec”
  • Description: municipality in the State of Chiapas, Mexico

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mapastepec.
is a town.
6 km east of Mapastepec Municipality
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Latitude
15.4198° or 15° 25′ 11″ north
Longitude
-92.9492° or 92° 56′ 57″ west
Open location code
7679C392+W8
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Mapastepec Municipality” goes by many names.
conceyu de MapastepecAsturian
MapastepecAsturian
Mapastepec (Chiapas, Méxicu)Asturian
Mapastepec (conceyu de Méxicu)Asturian
MapastepecBasque
MapastepecCatalan
MapastepecCebuano
Mapastepec (munisipyo)Cebuano
МапастепекChechen
MapastepecDutch
Opština Mapastepec, ChiapasDutch
MapastepecEsperanto
Mapastepec (komunumo)Esperanto
მაპასტეპეკიGeorgian
MapastepecNorwegian Bokmål
МапастепекRussian
Општина МапастепекSerbian
MapastepecSerbo-Croatian
Opština Mapastepec, ChiapasSerbo-Croatian
MapastepecSwedish
Mapastepec (kommun)Swedish
Мапастепек муниципалитетыTatar
MapastepecTurkish
MapastepecVietnamese

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