About Palenque
Palenque is a city in Chiapas, Mexico with a population of 42,947. It is the 243rd largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 13,099th largest worldwide. It lies 783 km from Mexico City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#7of 26
Coordinates
17.509, -91.981
Record updated
15 May 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.