Motozintla is a city

Settlement classification in Mexico

Mexico's states classify their settlements in a variety of fashions:-Aguascalientes:Under Article 106 of the Municipal Law of the State of Aguascalientes, the state defines its settlements as follows:...

 and one of the 119 municipalities of Chiapas

Municipalities of Chiapas

The Mexican state of Chiapas is divided into 118 municipalities :...

, in southern Mexico

Mexico

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Motozintla occupies part of Mexico's border with Guatemala and is adjacent to the municipalities of Siltepec

Siltepec

San Lucas is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 32,457. It covers an area of ....

 (to the north), Escuintla

Escuintla

Escuintla is a city in south central Guatemala. It is the capital of the Escuintla Department and the administrative seat of Escuintla Municipality....

 and Huixtla

Huixtla

Huixtla is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 48,476. It covers an area of 385 km²....

 (to the west), Tuzantán

Tuzantán

Tuzantán is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 23,180. It covers an area of 64.6 km²....

 and Tapachula

Tapachula

Tapachula is a town and with a hot, humid climate in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is located in southern part of the state on the Soconusco coastal plain, near the border with Guatemala, at 14.91° N 92.27° W...

 (to the south), and Mazapa de Madero

Mazapa de Madero

Mazapa de Madero is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico.As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 7,180. It covers an area of 116.8 km²....

 and El Porvenir

El Porvenir

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(to the northeast). It covers an area of 782.5 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 59,875, with 17,613 in the municipal seat.