Chiapas Central Depression

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Chiapas Central Depression is a broad lowland region in the Mexican state of Chiapas characterized by its warm climate, agricultural valleys, and surrounding mountain ranges.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf depression (geology)
geographical region
borderedBy Central Highlands of Chiapas
linked to: Chiapas Highlands

Sierra Madre de Chiapas
climateType tropical subhumid
contains Sumidero Canyon area
country Mexico
drainageBasin Grijalva-Usumacinta basin
geologicalOrigin tectonic subsidence
hasBiodiversity Neotropical fauna
hasClimate warm
hasEconomicActivity agriculture and livestock
hydroelectric development along Grijalva River
hasElevationRange low to moderate elevation
hasFeature agricultural valleys
hasLandform broad lowland
hasMainCrops beans
cattle pasture
coffee (in surrounding slopes)
maize
sugarcane
hasRisk deforestation
seasonal droughts
soil erosion
hasSeasonality marked dry season
rainy season in summer
hasSoil fertile alluvial soils
hasUse agriculture
hasVegetation agricultural fields
tropical dry forest remnants
languageRegion Spanish
various indigenous languages of Chiapas
locatedIn Chiapas
southern Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Central Standard Time (Mexico)
near Tuxtla Gutiérrez
partOf Sierra Madre de Chiapas and Central American mountain system
traversedBy Grijalva River

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Sumidero Canyon National Park locatedNear Chiapas Central Depression
Valle de Tuxtla locatedNear Central Depression of Chiapas
linked to: Chiapas Central Depression
Valle de Tuxtla partOf Central Depression of Chiapas
linked to: Chiapas Central Depression
Grijalva River basin flowsThrough Central Depression of Chiapas
linked to: Chiapas Central Depression