Nicolás Ruiz
Nicolás Ruíz is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas in southern Mexico.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 4,317, up from 3,135 as of 2005. It covers an area of 137 km. Other than the town of Nicolás Ruíz, the municipality had 2 localities, neither of which had a population over 1,000.
The settlement was originally known as San Diego de la Reforma; it acquired its present name on 14 February 1934 to honor 19th-century Governor of Chiapas Nicolás Ruiz.
References
- ^ "Nicolás Ruíz". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Nicolás Ruíz". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal / Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
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