| Francisco León | |
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| Municipality | |
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Municipality of Francisco León in Chiapas |
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| Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°19′N 93°15′W / 17.317°N 93.250°WCoordinates: 17°19′N 93°15′W / 17.317°N 93.250°W | |
| Country |
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| State | Chiapas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.3 km2 (44.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,000 |
Francisco León is a town and one of the 119 Municipalities of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 114.3 km². In 1982 parts of the municipality were buried in the eruption of El Chichón Volcano.
As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 7,000, up from 5,236 as of 2005.
The municipality had 50 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: San Miguel la Sardina (1,106), classified as rural.