Editing Tapachula (section)

{{Short description|City and municipality in Chiapas, Mexico}}
{{for|the station|Tapachula railway station}}
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| official_name          = Tapachula
| name                   = Tapachula
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| settlement_type        = [[Municipalities of Mexico|Municipality]] and city 
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File:Iglesia San Agustín 2010.jpg
| image_caption          = Iglesia San Agustín 
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| image_shield           = Escudo de Tapachula.jpg
| nickname               = Pearl of the Soconusco<ref name="rincones" />
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| map_caption            = The location of Tapachula municipality in Chiapas
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| coordinates            = {{coord|14|54|N|92|16|W|region:MX|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = Country
| subdivision_name       = {{flag|Mexico}}
| subdivision_type1      = [[Administrative divisions of Mexico|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Chiapas]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Soconusco]]
| subdivision_type2=    = Region
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| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = Aarón Yamil Melgar Bravo<br />[[Morena (political party)|Morena]] [[File:Morena logo (Mexico).svg|35px|link=Morena (political party)]]
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| area_blank1_km2        = 45.25      
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| elevation_m            =177
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| population_footnotes   = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tapachula |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/mexico/admin/chiapas/tapachula/07089__tapachula/ |access-date=April 16, 2023 |website=City Population}}</ref>
| population_total       = 353706
| total_type             = Municipality
| population_as_of       = 2020 census
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| population_blank1_title = City
| population_blank1      = 217550
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| website                = [http://tapachula.gob.mx Official Website]
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'''Tapachula de Córdova y Ordóñez''', simply known as '''Tapachula''', is a city and [[municipalities of Chiapas|municipality]] located in the far southeast of the [[List of states of Mexico|state]] of [[Chiapas]], [[Mexico]], near the [[Guatemala]]n border and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Economically, it is one of the most important cities in Chiapas; as capital of the agriculturally-rich [[Soconusco]] region, Tapachula also serves as a key port for trade between Mexico and [[Central America]]. The area was originally inhabited by the [[Mam people|Mam]], as a region under the control of the Mam state of [[Quetzaltenango|Xelaju]], but was first established as a city by the [[Aztec]]s in the 13th century. Most of its economic importance has come since the late 19th century, with the establishment of [[coffee plantation]]s. This practice initiated a steady stream of migration and immigration into the area, which continues to this day, and has left the city with a significant Asian and German cultural presence. There is a large [[Mayan people|Mayan]] and [[Nahua]] population.