What share of its state's population lives in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez?

Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) held 6.4% of the 5,543,828 people counted in Chiapas state in 2020 and 0.28% of Mexico's 126,014,024; the 2015 Intercensal Survey had put it at 348,156.

Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez: population and official figures

Population (2020 census), Tapachula municipality

353,706

2020

In depth

Economy, jobs and prices in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez: The 2024 Economic Census counted 17,841 business establishments (economic units) in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) in 2023, 39th most of 107 Mexican cities on this site, against 15,862 in the 2019 census (up 12.5%).
Health in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez: 42.6% of residents of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 5th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
Education in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez: In the 2020 census 6.9% of residents of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) aged 15 and over could not read or write, 10th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 4.7%); in 2010 the share was 9.2%.
Poverty and living standards in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez: CONEVAL estimated that 58.5% of people in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality), 211,623 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 9th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
Government budget and revenue in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez: The municipal government of Tapachula took in MXN 1.8 billion in 2024, about MXN 5,006 per resident counted in 2020, 39th lowest of 105 municipal governments among these cities; in 2021 the figure was MXN 1.2 billion (current pesos).

What is the population of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez?

The municipality of Tapachula, which includes Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, had 353,706 residents in the 2020 Population and Housing Census, 39th largest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; that was 10.4% more than the 320,451 counted in 2010.

Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copy

How fast is Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez growing?

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses the population of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) changed by +10.4%, 50th slowest growth of 107 Mexican cities on this site; Mexico as a whole grew 12.2%.

Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copy

Who runs Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez?

In Mexico, cities and towns are run by states: Governor (head of government in Mexico City) elected for one six-year term; single-chamber state congress. Own constitutions, courts and laws; police, education and health shared with the federation.

How local power works in Mexico

Cities of a similar size in Mexico

Irapuato 621,140
Matamoros 565,230
Mazatlán 529,815
Puerto Vallarta 527,482
Tepic 518,988
Orizaba 484,061
Los Mochis 478,199
Playa del Carmen 452,030
Ciudad Obregón 448,137
Nuevo Laredo 443,115
Zacatecas-Guadalupe 437,688
Ensenada 434,706
Los Cabos 411,435
Monclova-Frontera 389,516
Tehuacán 385,967
Cuautla 375,353

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 and 2019 (reference years 2023 and 2018), SAIC query: economic units, persons employed, pay, gross output, value added and investment by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-totals-2018-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 47e3a4e8a9f4…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 (reference year 2023), SAIC query: economic units and persons employed in manufacturing, retail, education services, health services and accommodation and food by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-sectors-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fea3ec2053c9…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Estadística de Finanzas Públicas Estatales y Municipales (EFIPEM): municipal revenue and spending 2021-2025, tabulado interactivo EFIPEM_2 (request body saved as efipem-2-municipal-2021-2025.request.json; 2025 preliminary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 aacb09030136…)
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)

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