Altamirano

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Altamirano is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas known for its significant Indigenous Tzeltal population and role in regional social and political movements.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Altamirano canonical 4
Altamirano Tojolabal 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administeredBy Chiapas state government
associatedWith Indigenous rights movements in Chiapas
agrarian conflicts in Chiapas
belongsTo federative entity of Chiapas
borderingEntity other municipalities of Chiapas
continent North America
country Mexico
economyBasedOn agriculture
small-scale commerce
ethnolinguisticGroup Tzeltal Maya
governedBy municipal president
governingCountry United Mexican States
linked to: Mexican Federation
governmentSystem Mexican municipal system
hasCulturalHeritage Tzeltal Maya culture
hasDemographicCharacteristic bilingual Spanish–Tzeltal population
predominantly Indigenous population
hasIndigenousGroup Tzeltal people
hasIndigenousLanguageCommunity Tzeltal
linked to: Tzeltal language
hasLevelOfGovernment municipal level
hasMunicipalSeat town of Altamirano
hasPrimaryEconomicSector primary sector
hasRoleIn regional political movements in Chiapas
regional social movements in Chiapas
hasSettlementType municipality and town
hasSignificantPopulation Tzeltal people
languageSpoken Spanish language
linked to: Spanish

Tzeltal language
legalStatus municipality of Mexico
locatedIn Chiapas
Sierra Madre de Chiapas region
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Chiapas
locatedInGeographicalRegion southeastern Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
observesDaylightSavingTime Central Daylight Time
partOf Los Altos region of Chiapas
Mexican federation
politicalIssues Indigenous autonomy demands
land tenure disputes
populationComposition majority Indigenous
significant rural population
religionPresent Catholicism
Indigenous traditional beliefs
Protestantism
socialIssues limited access to services
poverty
subdivisionOf Mexico
subdivisionType municipality

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tzeltal people mainMunicipality Altamirano
Carlos Altamirano familyName Altamirano
Tojolabal Maya hasDialects Altamirano Tojolabal
linked to: Altamirano