San Cristóbal de Las Casas
municipal seat of San Cristóbal, State of Chiapas, Mexico
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Summary
San Cristóbal de Las Casas is a locality of Mexico[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of locality of mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,380 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: San Cristóbal de Las Casas Municipality[4]
- Country: Mexico[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Named after: Bartolomé de Las Casas[7], Saint Christopher[8]
- Twinned administrative body: San Miguel de Allende[9], Oaxaca de Juárez[10], Quetzaltenango[11], Asheville[12]
- Postal code: 29200–29299[13]
- Commons category: San Cristobal de las Casas[14]
- Licence plate code: 7[15]
- Local dialing code: 967[16]
- Inception: March 31, 1528[17]
- Coordinate location: 16.737022222222222, -92.63756388888889[18]
- Official website: https://www.sancristobal.gob.mx/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:San Cristóbal de las Casas[20]
- Population: 158,027[21], 183,509[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Capital of: San Cristóbal de Las Casas Municipality[25]
- Heritage designation: Pueblos mágicos[26]
- Official name: San Cristóbal de las Casas[27]
- Category for people born here: Q20193147[28]
- Category for people who died here: Q135925998[29]
- Native label: San Cristóbal de las Casas[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from San Cristóbal de las Casas[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 2121[32]
- Christian liturgical rite: Roman Rite[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for San Cristóbal de Las Casas include San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport[34], an airport[35], in Mexico[36].
Why It Matters
San Cristóbal de Las Casas has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport[34], an airport[35], in Mexico[36].