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by António Martins, October 06, 2001. | |
See: Coat of arms of white bakground: unofficial flags |
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Official name: | Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas / Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas |
Short-form names: | Estado de Chiapas / State of Chiapas; Chiapas. |
Location: | Chiapas is the southern most Mexican state. It is
one of the richest in Mexico due its natural resources: forest, mining,
rivers, fishering. etc. Chiapas is featured because its wonderful landscapes:
Cañón (Canyon) del Sumidero, Sierra (mountains) del Soconusco; and
archeological ruins: Palenque, Bonampak, Copanaguastla, Yaxchilán,
Chinkultic, Tuxtla Chico, Toniná, Izapa, Hun Chavin, among many others.
Mostly of its population is made up by indigenous people: Tzeltal, Tzotzil,
Tojolabal, Chol, Lacandón, Itza, amd Mame, among many others. Chiapas lays the Pacific Ocean (SW), and borders the states of Tabasco (N), Veracruz-Llave (NW), and Oaxaca (W); and Guatemala (SE) |
Area: | 73,724 km2 |
Municipalities: | 119 |
Population: | 3'920,892 inhabitants (2000) |
Capital: | Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Pop.: 434,143 [2000]) |
Statehood: | February 5, 1917 |
Arms adopted: | Unknown date. |
INEGI and SEP
Reported by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, March 23, 2002.
The coat of arms consists of a an "iberian" shield (round
pointed with parallel sides and flat top), gules (sky), a mountain
landscape showing a river canyon; on the sinister side of it, a lion or
facing dexter, rampant against a palm tree; on the the dexter side, another
lion of the same, rampant against something (what?) also or. Ducal (?)
crown or, with red gems.
António Martins, 22 Jun 1999
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by António Martins, October 06, 2001. |
Some time ago the Chiapas governor gave his opening
speech on a theatre ornamented with horizontally stripped
green - white - red banners charged with the state coat
of arms.
Luís Havas, 22 Jun 1999