What is the population of Tuxtla?
Tuxtla has a city population of 604,147. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Tuxtla
At 535 m elevation, Tuxtla holds a population of 604,147, making it the largest city in Chiapas and the 31st largest in Mexico. It accounts for 0.5% of the national population and stands 702 km from Mexico City. Chiapa de Corzo lies 12 km away with 45,077 residents, while San Cristóbal de las Casas, 215,874 strong, sits 51 km distant.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 26
Elevation
535 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Merida
Coordinates
16.754, -93.116
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Tuxtla | 604K |
Tuxtla Population FAQ
Where is Tuxtla?
Tuxtla is in Chiapas, Mexico, 702 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 16.754, -93.116.
How big is Tuxtla compared with other cities in Mexico?
It is the 31st largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 0.5% of the national population.