Tapilula is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.
Tapilula | |
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  Tapilula Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°15′N 93°01′W / 17.250°N 93.017°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.7 km2 (48.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,170 |
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 12,170,[1] up from 10,349 as of 2005.[2] It covers an area of 126.7 km2.
As of 2010, the town of Tapilula had a population of 7,441.[1] Other than the town of Tapilula, the municipality had 50 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: San Francisco Jaconá (1,323), classified as rural.[1]