Chiapas, Mexico · North America
Pijijiapan sits on the route: 30 minutes from El Carmen.
Pijijiapan is a town located in Chiapas, Mexico. With a population of 50,079, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Pijijiapan sits in Mexico, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Mexico City time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Pijijiapan to your route.
Pijijiapan is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean about midway between the border with the state of Oaxaca and the international frontier with Guatemala.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 50,079, up from 46,949 as of 2005. It has a land areaRead more
of 2,223.3 km2.
As of 2010, the city of Pijijiapan had a population of 16,917. Other than the city of Pijijiapan, the municipality had 1,305 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Las Brisas (1,718), San Isidro (1,626), Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez (Margaritas) (1,617), Tamaulipas (Joaquín Amaro) (1,567), El Carmen (1,416), Hermenegildo Galeana (1,158), El Palmarcito (1,135), and La Esperanza (El Zapotal) (1,031), classified as rural.
On 7 September 2017, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.1 struck the coast of Pijijiapan, with the epicenter placed at 87 km (54 miles) southwest of the town.
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Pijijiapan is located in Chiapas, Mexico, North America. The coordinates are 15.6862 latitude, -93.2094 longitude.
Pijijiapan has a population of approximately 50,079 people, making it a town in Mexico.
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