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La Chinantla (Poblado 10) is a town in the 
The town was founded in 1977 as a resettlement town for indigenous people displaced by the construction of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of Uxpanapa, in southwest Veracruz, Mexico
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in east ...
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The town was founded in 1977 as a resettlement town for indigenous people displaced by the construction of the Malpaso Dam
The Malpaso Dam, officially known as the Nezahualcóyotl Dam, is located in the Centro region of Chiapas, Mexico near the border with Tabasco and Veracruz. It was the first of several major dams built on the Grijalva River to generate hydroelectri ...
in Chiapas
Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...
. The town was planned, drafted, founded, and built by the Mexican military and Instituto Nacional Indigenista
The National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (, INPI, Tzotzil language, Tzotzil: ''Instituto Ta Sjunul Jlumaltik Sventa Batsi Jnaklometik,'' Qʼeqchiʼ language, Q'eqchi': ''Molam Tk’anjelaq Chi Rixeb’ Laj Ralch’och’'', Ixil language, Ixil ...
, now Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas
The National Institute of Indigenous Peoples (, INPI, Tzotzil: ''Instituto Ta Sjunul Jlumaltik Sventa Batsi Jnaklometik,'' Q'eqchi': ''Molam Tk’anjelaq Chi Rixeb’ Laj Ralch’och’'', Ixil: ''Jejleb’al Unq’a Tenam Kumool'', Chocholtec: ...
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The town was founded in the middle of the jungle; it has a single dirt road leading in and out. Because it was built by the Mexican government, it has many amenities that other towns do not have, such as paved roads, concrete sidewalks, schools, a community center, electricity and potable water.
Every town in the region was assigned a number from 1 to 15; La Chinantla was assigned number 10 and therefore had originally been known as Poblado 10. The town changed its official name in 1997 when the municipality of Uxpanapa was authorized by the state legislature. The town is now called "La Chinantla" in honor of the Chinantec indigenous people that live in the region.
The town has Internet and phone service. The telephone area code is 923, and the zip code is 96998.
References
*http://www.vivemx.com/col/la-chinantla.htm *http://www.heraldo.com.mx/veracruz/uxpanapa/96998/poblado-10-la-chinantla/ {{coord, 17.277, -94.451, type:city_region:MX, display=title Populated places in Veracruz