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City profile · Mexico · North America

San Cristóbal de las Casas

Chiapas · Mexico
City population
215,874
#88
in Mexico
#3
in Chiapas
#2,666
worldwide
Mexico CitySan Cristóbal de las Casas
16.730, -92.638 · 749 km from Mexico City
City population
215,874
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mexico
#88
of 625 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,666
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mexico
0.2%
of the national population

About San Cristóbal de las Casas

San Cristóbal de las Casas is a city in Chiapas, Mexico with a population of 215,874. It is the 88th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 2,666th largest worldwide. It lies 749 km from Mexico City.

Position in Mexico
#88of 625
LargestSmallest
Position in Chiapas
#3of 26
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Mexico
Region
Chiapas
Rank in region
#3of 26
Distance to capital
749 km
to Mexico City
Elevation
2,183 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Merida
Coordinates
16.730, -92.638
Record updated
2025-07-31
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.

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