Tojolabal people

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| total = 45,000

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| regions = Chiapas, Mexico

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The Tojolabal are a Maya people of the Mexican state of Chiapas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tojolabal|title=Tojolabal | people}} They traditionally speak the Tojolabal language.

Population density

The Tojolabal people are spread across the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Las Margaritas is believed to have the largest group of Tojolabal, with the next largest in population density being Comitán. Around the municipalities, there are 439 Tojolabal villages in which most of the population resides.dice.missouri.edu/docs/mayan/Tojolabal.pdf

Archaeology

The Tojolabal people are known for the ancient site of K'atepan, a temple plaza against a mountainside which can be accessed by large stairways.

See also

References

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{{Indigenous peoples of Mexico}}

{{Ancestry and ethnicity in Guatemala}}

Category:Populated places in Chiapas

Category:Indigenous peoples in Mexico

Category:Maya peoples

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