Map of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

San Cristóbal de las Casas is a city in Chiapas, Mexico, with a population of about 215,874. It lies at 16.7318°N, 92.6413°W. San Cristóbal de las Casas is about 748 km (465 mi) southeast of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chiapa de Corzo, 40 km to the west.

San Cristóbal de las Casas at a glance

Where is San Cristóbal de las Casas?

• The 3rd largest city in Chiapas on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 08 min on the shortest day to 13 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near San Cristóbal de las Casas

• Chiapa de Corzo — 40 km west
• Tuxtla — 50 km west
• Ocosingo — 61 km east
• Comitán — 76 km southeast
• Ocozocoautla de Espinosa — 78 km west
• Villaflores — 87 km southwest
• Palenque — 111 km northeast
• Cintalapa de Figueroa — 115 km west
• Pijijiapan — 131 km southwest
• Tonalá — 139 km southwest

Largest cities in Chiapas

• Tuxtla — 604,147
• Tapachula — 353,706
• Comitán — 166,178
• Pijijiapan — 50,079
• Chiapa de Corzo — 45,077
• Palenque — 42,947
• Cintalapa de Figueroa — 42,467
• Ocosingo — 41,878
• Ocozocoautla de Espinosa — 39,180
• Villaflores — 37,237

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.