Comitán de Domínguez
Birthplace of the writer Rosario Castellanos, whose novel *Balún Canán* takes its name from the city's ancient Maya designation meaning "place of the nine stars," Comitán de Domínguez is a colonial city in eastern Chiapas, near the Guatemalan border. Its name derives from a Nahuatl word meaning "place of potters," and it holds a mix of neoclassical, baroque, and neo-Gothic architecture along narrow streets. The city also played a founding role in Chiapas's independence from Spain.
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- Population166,178
- Nearest water from center 3.4 km2.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.2 km4.5 mi
Comitán de Domínguez: quick answers
Where is Comitán de Domínguez?
Comitán de Domínguez is in Mexico.
How do you get to Comitán de Domínguez?
The nearest airport is Comitán (CJT), about 32 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Comitán de Domínguez?
The warmest month is April, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 17°C63°F. The wettest month is September, with about 291 mm11.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Comitán de Domínguez?
OpenStreetMap lists 11 restaurants, 5 cafés and 9 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.