Chilón

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Chilón is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas known for its significant Tzeltal Maya population and culture.

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Chilón canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
municipality
populated place
belongsToEthnolinguisticRegion Tzeltal-speaking region of Chiapas
continent North America
country Mexico
ethnolinguisticGroupPresent Maya peoples
governmentType municipal government
hasCulturalCharacteristic strong preservation of indigenous traditions
hasCulturalHeritage Tzeltal Maya culture
hasCulturalPractice Maya rituals
traditional fiestas
use of traditional dress
hasDemographicCharacteristic bilingual Tzeltal-Spanish population
high proportion of indigenous population
significant Tzeltal-speaking population
hasEthnicGroup Maya people
linked to: Maya peoples

Tzeltal people
hasIndigenousCulture Tzeltal Maya
hasIndigenousLanguage Tzeltal
linked to: Tzeltal language
hasMajorEthnicGroup Tzeltal Maya
hasMinorityReligion Protestantism
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasPopulationGroup indigenous peoples of Mexico
hasPrimaryReligion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
hasSocioeconomicCharacteristic agricultural economy
predominantly rural
hasTraditionalActivity coffee cultivation
handicrafts
maize cultivation
subsistence farming
languageUsed Spanish
Tzeltal
linked to: Tzeltal language
locatedIn Chiapas
locatedInAdministrativeEntity State of Chiapas
locatedInCountry Mexico
locatedInCulturalArea Mesoamerica
locatedInGeopoliticalEntity southern Mexico
locatedInRegion Highlands of Chiapas
linked to: Chiapas Highlands

southeastern Mexico
locatedInTimeZone Central Standard Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
observesDaylightSavingTime Central Daylight Time
linked to: Central Time Zone
partOf Mexico
municipalities of Chiapas
subdivisionOf Chiapas
subdivisionType municipality

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