** Amatenango del Valle** is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. It covers an area of 236 km2. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 8,728, up from 6,559 as of 2005. As of 2010, the town of Amatenango del Valle had a population of 4,661, up from 3,351 as of 2005. Other than the town of Amatenango del Valle, the municipality had 60 localities, none of which had a population over 1,000.

History

The territory of the municipality was originally settled during the Classic Period of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica by a group of Tzeltal settlers. Their settlement, in 1486, was invaded by Aztec troops under Tiltototl. In 1528, following the Spanish Conquest, an encomienda was established in the area.