About Tapachula
Tapachula is a city in Chiapas, Mexico with a population of 353,706. It is the 57th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 1,615th largest worldwide. It lies 886 km from Mexico City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 26
Elevation
165 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Merida
Coordinates
14.905, -92.259
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.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.