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Comitán (formally: Comitán de Domínguez) is a small city in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It is the seat of government of the municipality of the same name.
It is located near the border with Guatemala at 16.25°N 92.13°W. In 2003 the estimated population was 75,600 people.
The original name given by the Maya people is Balún Canán ("Nine stars"). It was later changed to Comitán de las Flores. Comitán de Domínguez is named after Dr. Belisario Domínguez, who gave a memorable speech in the Congress against the dictator Victoriano Huerta for which it was murdered.