Municipalities of Chiapas: Difference between revisions

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Map of Mexico with Chiapas highlighted

Chiapas is a state in southern Mexico. According to the 2020 INEGI census, it has the eighth largest population of all states with Template:Nts inhabitants and the 10th largest by land area spanning Script error: No such module "convert"..^[1]^[2] Chiapas is officially divided into 124 municipalities,^[3]^[4] although the establishment of municipal authorities in Belisario Domínguez was suspended in 2015 pending the resolution of a territorial dispute between Chiapas and the neighbouring state of Oaxaca.^[5] In 2021, the Supreme Court resolved this dispute in Oaxaca's favour,^[6] and annulled the 2011 decree that had created Belisario Domínguez.^[7]

Municipalities in Chiapas are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.^[8] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).^[9] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.^[10] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.^[10]

The largest municipality by population is the state capital Tuxtla Gutiérrez, with 604,147 residents while the smallest is Sunuapa with 2,308 residents.^[1] The largest municipality by land area is Ocosingo which spans Script error: No such module "convert"., and the smallest is Santiago el Pinar which spans Script error: No such module "convert"..^[2] The newest municipality is Honduras de la Sierra, incorporated on July 15, 2018.^[11]

Municipalities

Largest municipalities in Chiapas by population
View of Saint Mark's Cathedral, Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital and largest municipality by population in Chiapas.
Old City Hall, Tapachula

Tapachula, second largest municipality by population in Chiapas.
Toniná, Ocosingo

Ocosingo, third largest municipality by population in Chiapas.
Cathedral, San Cristóbal de las Casas

San Cristóbal de las Casas, fourth largest municipality by population in Chiapas.
St. Joseph's Temple, Comitán

Comitán, fifth largest municipality by population in Chiapas.

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Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)^[1]	Population (2010)^[12]	Change	Land area^[2]		Population density (2020)	Incorporation date^[13]
Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)^[1]	Population (2010)^[12]	Change	km²	sq mi	Population density (2020)	Incorporation date^[13]
Acacoyagua	Acacoyagua	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Acala^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Acala	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Acapetahua	Acapetahua	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Aldama^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Aldama	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts^[14]
Altamirano^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Altamirano	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Amatán	Amatán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Amatenango de la Frontera	Amatenango de la Frontera	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Amatenango del Valle	Amatenango del Valle	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Angel Albino Corzo	Jaltenango de la Paz	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Arriaga	Arriaga	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Bejucal de Ocampo	Bejucal de Ocampo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Belisario Domínguez Template:Refn	Rodulfo Figueroa							Template:Dts
Bella Vista^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Bella Vista	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Benemérito de las Américas	Benemérito de las Américas	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Berriozábal	Berriozábal	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Bochil	Bochil	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cacahoatán	Cacahoatán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal	Capitán Luis Ángel Vidal	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Catazajá	Catazajá	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chalchihuitán	Chalchihuitán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chamula	Chamula	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chanal	Chanal	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chapultenango	Chapultenango	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chenalhó	Chenalhó	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chiapa de Corzo	Chiapa de Corzo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chiapilla	Chiapilla	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chicoasén	Chicoasén	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chicomuselo	Chicomuselo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Chilón	Chilón	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cintalapa	Cintalapa de Figueroa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Coapilla	Coapilla	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Comitán de Domínguez	Comitán de Domínguez	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Copainalá	Copainalá	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
El Bosque^{[lower-alpha 5]}	El Bosque	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
El Parral	El Parral	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
El Porvenir	El Porvenir	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Emiliano Zapata	20 de Noviembre	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Escuintla	Escuintla	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Francisco León^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Rivera el Viejo Carmen	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Frontera Comalapa	Frontera Comalapa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Frontera Hidalgo	Frontera Hidalgo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Honduras de la Sierra	Honduras de la Sierra	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huehuetán	Huehuetán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huitiupán	Huitiupán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huixtán	Huixtán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Huixtla	Huixtla	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ixhuatán	Ixhuatan	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ixtacomitán	Ixtacomitán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ixtapa	Ixtapa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ixtapangajoya	Ixtapangajoya	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jiquipilas	Jiquipilas	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jitotol	Jitotol	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Juárez	Juárez	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
La Concordia	La Concordia	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
La Grandeza	La Grandeza	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
La Independencia	La Independencia	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
La Libertad	La Libertad	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
La Trinitaria^{[lower-alpha 7]}	La Trinitaria	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Larráinzar^{[lower-alpha 8]}	San Andrés Larráinzar	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Las Margaritas	Las Margaritas	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Las Rosas^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Las Rosas	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mapastepec	Mapastepec	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Maravilla Tenejapa	Maravilla Tenejapa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Marqués de Comillas	Zamora Pico de Oro	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mazapa de Madero	Mazapa de Madero	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mazatán	Mazatán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Metapa	Metapa de Domínguez	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mezcalapa	Raudales Malpaso	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts^[15]
Mitontic	Mitontic	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Montecristo de Guerrero	Montecristo de Guerrero	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Motozintla	Motozintla de Mendoza	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nicolás Ruíz^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Nicolás Ruíz	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocosingo	Ocosingo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocotepec	Ocotepec	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocozocoautla de Espinosa	Ocozocoautla de Espinosa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ostuacán	Ostuacán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Osumacinta	Osumacinta	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Oxchuc	Oxchuc	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Palenque	Palenque	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pantelhó	Pantelhó	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pantepec	Pantepec	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pichucalco	Pichucalco	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pijijiapan	Pijijiapan	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Rayón^{[lower-alpha 12]}	Rayón	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Reforma	Reforma	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Rincón Chamula San Pedro	Rincón Chamula	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sabanilla	Sabanilla	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Salto de Agua	Salto de Agua	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Andrés Duraznal	San Andrés Duraznal	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Cristóbal de las Casas^{[lower-alpha 13]}	San Cristóbal de las Casas	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Fernando	San Fernando	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Juan Cancuc	San Juan Cancuc	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Lucas^{[lower-alpha 14]}	San Lucas	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Santiago el Pinar	Santiago el Pinar	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Siltepec^{[lower-alpha 15]}	Siltepec	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Simojovel	Simojovel de Allende	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sitalá	Sitalá	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Socoltenango	Socoltenango	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Solosuchiapa	Solosuchiapa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Soyaló	Soyaló	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Suchiapa	Suchiapa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Suchiate	Ciudad Hidalgo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Sunuapa	Sunuapa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tapachula	Tapachula	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tapalapa	Tapalapa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tapilula	Tapilula	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tecpatán^{[lower-alpha 16]}	Tecpatán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tenejapa	Tenejapa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Teopisca	Teopisca	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tila	Tila	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tonalá	Tonala	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Totolapa	Totolapa	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tumbalá	Tumbalá	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tuxtla Chico	Tuxtla Chico	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Tuxtla Gutiérrez Template:Dagger	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tuzantán	Tuzantán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tzimol	Tzimol	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Unión Juárez	Unión Juárez	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Venustiano Carranza^{[lower-alpha 17]}	Venustiano Carranza	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Villa Comaltitlán^{[lower-alpha 18]}	Villa Comaltitlán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Villa Corzo^{[lower-alpha 19]}^{[lower-alpha 20]}	Villa Corzo	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Villaflores^{[lower-alpha 21]}	Villaflores	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Yajalón	Yajalón	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Zinacantán	Zinacantán	Template:Change	Script error: No such module "convert".	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
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-{{Short description|List of municipalities of Chiapas}}
+{{Short description|List of municipalities of Mexican state}}
 <noinclude>[[File:Chiapas in Mexico (location map scheme).svg|thumb|right|250px|alt=Map of Mexico with Chiapas highlighted|Map of Mexico with Chiapas highlighted]]
-[[Chiapas]] is a [[Administrative divisions of Mexico#States|state]] in Southeast [[Mexico]]. According to the 2020 [[Censo General de Población y Vivienda|Mexican census]], it has the [[States of Mexico|eighth largest population]] of all states with {{nts|5543828}} inhabitants and the [[States of Mexico|10th largest by land area]] spanning {{convert|73560.47|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea"/> Chiapas is officially divided into 124 [[municipalities of Mexico|municipalities]],<ref>{{cite act |url=http://www.congresochiapas.gob.mx/new/Info-Parlamentaria/LEY_0002.pdf?v=MjU= |title=Constitución Política del Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas |article=2 |language=es |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.agenciaelestado.com.mx/en-2018-si-habra-elecciones-en-nuevos-municipios-de-chiapas-sgg/ |title=En 2018 sí habrá elecciones en nuevos municipios de Chiapas: SGG |language=es |newspaper=El Estado |date=September 21, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120256/http://www.agenciaelestado.com.mx/en-2018-si-habra-elecciones-en-nuevos-municipios-de-chiapas-sgg/ |archive-date=January 6, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> although the establishment of municipal authorities in [[Belisario Domínguez Municipality|Belisario Domínguez]] was suspended in 2015 pending the resolution of [[Chimalapas territory conflict|a territorial dispute]] between Chiapas and the neighbouring state of [[Oaxaca]].<ref name=suspension>{{cite news |url=https://muralchiapas.com/noticias/local/7121-desaparecen-concejo-municipal-por-controversia-constitucional |title=Desaparecen Concejo Municipal por controversia constitucional |language=es |publisher=MuralChiapas |date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> In 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation|Mexican Supreme Court]] resolved this dispute in Oaxaca's favour,<ref>{{cite news |last=Briseño |first=Patricia |url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/scjn-ratifica-limites-historicos-oaxaca-chiapas/1482126 |title=SCJN ratifica límites históricos entre Oaxaca y Chiapas |language=es |newspaper=[[Excélsior]] |date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> and annulled the 2011 decree that had created Belisario Domínguez.<ref>{{cite news |last=López |first=Isaí |url=https://www.elheraldodechiapas.com.mx/local/municipios/scjn-deja-sin-efecto-decreto-del-congreso-de-chiapas-que-creo-municipio-belisario-dominguez-7466960.html |title=SCJN deja sin efecto decreto del Congreso de Chiapas que creó municipio Belisario Domínguez |language=es |newspaper=El Heraldo de Chiapas |date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
+[[Chiapas]] is a [[Administrative divisions of Mexico#States|state]] in southern [[Mexico]]. According to the 2020 [[Censo General de Población y Vivienda|INEGI census]], it has the [[States of Mexico|eighth largest population]] of all states with {{nts|5543828}} inhabitants and the [[States of Mexico|10th largest by land area]] spanning {{convert|73560.47|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name="census2020" /><ref name="Landarea"/> Chiapas is officially divided into 124 [[municipalities of Mexico|municipalities]],<ref>{{cite act |url=http://www.congresochiapas.gob.mx/new/Info-Parlamentaria/LEY_0002.pdf?v=MjU= |title=Constitución Política del Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas |article=2 |language=es |date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.agenciaelestado.com.mx/en-2018-si-habra-elecciones-en-nuevos-municipios-de-chiapas-sgg/ |title=En 2018 sí habrá elecciones en nuevos municipios de Chiapas: SGG |language=es |newspaper=El Estado |date=September 21, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120256/http://www.agenciaelestado.com.mx/en-2018-si-habra-elecciones-en-nuevos-municipios-de-chiapas-sgg/ |archive-date=January 6, 2018 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> although the establishment of municipal authorities in [[Belisario Domínguez Municipality|Belisario Domínguez]] was suspended in 2015 pending the resolution of [[Chimalapas territory conflict|a territorial dispute]] between Chiapas and the neighbouring state of [[Oaxaca]].<ref name=suspension>{{cite news |url=https://muralchiapas.com/noticias/local/7121-desaparecen-concejo-municipal-por-controversia-constitucional |title=Desaparecen Concejo Municipal por controversia constitucional |language=es |publisher=MuralChiapas |date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref> In 2021, the [[Supreme Court of Mexico|Supreme Court]] resolved this dispute in Oaxaca's favour,<ref>{{cite news |last=Briseño |first=Patricia |url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/scjn-ratifica-limites-historicos-oaxaca-chiapas/1482126 |title=SCJN ratifica límites históricos entre Oaxaca y Chiapas |language=es |newspaper=[[Excélsior]] |date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> and annulled the 2011 decree that had created Belisario Domínguez.<ref>{{cite news |last=López |first=Isaí |url=https://www.elheraldodechiapas.com.mx/local/municipios/scjn-deja-sin-efecto-decreto-del-congreso-de-chiapas-que-creo-municipio-belisario-dominguez-7466960.html |title=SCJN deja sin efecto decreto del Congreso de Chiapas que creó municipio Belisario Domínguez |language=es |newspaper=El Heraldo de Chiapas |date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>
 Municipalities in Chiapas are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the [[1917 Constitution of Mexico]].<ref name="constitution">{{cite act |title=Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos |language=es |date=1917 |article=115 |articletype=Article |url=https://www.juridicas.unam.mx/legislacion/ordenamiento/constitucion-politica-de-los-estados-unidos-mexicanos#10668 |access-date=September 27, 2017 }}</ref> Every three years, citizens elect a [[municipal president]] (Spanish: ''presidente municipal'') by a [[plurality voting]] system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (''ayuntamiento'') responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (''regidores y síndicos'').<ref>{{cite book |last=OECD |author-link=OECD |date=November 12, 2004|title=New Forms of Governance for Economic Development|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tBC7MYzs_woC&pg=PA121 |publisher=OECD Publishing |page=121 |isbn=9264015329 }}</ref> Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.<ref name="Mexicolaws">{{cite book |last=International Business Publications |date=2009  |title=Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ENsRpYrGTOQC |page=42 |publisher=International Business Publications, USA |isbn=978-1-4330-7030-3 }}</ref> They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect [[property tax]]es and [[user fee]]s, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.<ref name="Mexicolaws" />
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-!scope="row" align="left"| [[Belisario Domínguez Municipality|Belisario Domínguez]]{{refn|Gazetted in 2011, municipal authorities elected in 2015 were rejected by the [[Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation]] as contrary to its 2012 order prohibiting the naming of municipal authorities in the area, which is disputed by Oaxaca. [[INEGI]] does not include it within its National Geostatistical Framework.<ref name=catalog>{{cite web |url=http://geoweb2.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/buildTable.jsp?ale=9933&action=sqlCatalog&level=1&coverage=07&fieldsMap=CVE_ENT,NOM_ENT,CVE_MUN,NOM_MUN,CVE_CAB,NOM_CAB,MDM&fieldsGeo=CVE_ENT,NOM_ENT,CVE_MUN,NOM_MUN,CVE_CAB,NOM_CAB,MDM&fieldsInf=&fieldsCod=&date1=&date2=2017/11&report=0&HiLoNames=X&pgCurrent=0&pgNavigator=0 |title=Catálogo Único de Claves de Áreas Geoestadísticas Estatales, Municipales y Localidades |publisher=INEGI |date=November 2017 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
+!scope="row" align="left"| [[Belisario Domínguez Municipality|Belisario Domínguez]]{{refn|Gazetted in 2011, municipal authorities elected in 2015 were rejected by the [[Supreme Court of Mexico|Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation]] as contrary to its 2012 order prohibiting the naming of municipal authorities in the area, which is disputed by Oaxaca. [[INEGI]] does not include it within its National Geostatistical Framework.<ref name=catalog>{{cite web |url=http://geoweb2.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/buildTable.jsp?ale=9933&action=sqlCatalog&level=1&coverage=07&fieldsMap=CVE_ENT,NOM_ENT,CVE_MUN,NOM_MUN,CVE_CAB,NOM_CAB,MDM&fieldsGeo=CVE_ENT,NOM_ENT,CVE_MUN,NOM_MUN,CVE_CAB,NOM_CAB,MDM&fieldsInf=&fieldsCod=&date1=&date2=2017/11&report=0&HiLoNames=X&pgCurrent=0&pgNavigator=0 |title=Catálogo Único de Claves de Áreas Geoestadísticas Estatales, Municipales y Localidades |publisher=INEGI |date=November 2017 |access-date=9 February 2018}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
 |align=left|[[Dr. Rodulfo Figueroa|Rodulfo Figueroa]]
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