Sixth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas

The Sixth Federal Electoral District of Chiapas "(VI Distrito Electoral Federal de Chiapas)" is one of the 300 Electoral Districts into which Mexico is divided for the purpose of elections to the federal Chamber of Deputies and one of 12 such districts in the state of Chiapas.
It elects one deputy to the lower house of Congress for each three-year legislative period, by means of the first past the post system.
District territory.
The Sixth District of Chiapas is located in the centre of the state and covers the municipalities of
Acala, Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapilla, Chicoasén, Ixtapa, Las Rosas, Nicolás Ruiz, Osumacinta, San Lucas, Soyaló, Suchiapa, Totolapa, and Venustiano Carranza, plus the southern and western parts of the municipality of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
The district's head town "(cabecera distrital)", where results from individual polling stations are gathered together and collated, is the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
Previous districting schemes.
1996–2005 district.
Between 1996 and 2005, the Sixth District had a different configuration. The head town was Chiapa de Corzo and it covered the following municipalities: