Sierra de Tumbalá

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Sierra de Tumbalá is a mountainous region in the Mexican state of Chiapas known for its rugged terrain, lush vegetation, and role as a transition zone between the highlands and the tropical lowlands.

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Label Occurrences
Sierra de Tumbalá canonical 1
Tumbalá mountains 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
administrativeRegion Northern Zone of Chiapas ⓘ
linked to: eastern Chiapas
biodiversity high bird diversity ⓘ
high plant diversity ⓘ
climateZone humid tropical to subtropical ⓘ
containsMunicipality Sabanilla ⓘ
Salto de Agua ⓘ
Tila ⓘ
Tumbalá ⓘ
Yajalón ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalRegion Maya area of Chiapas ⓘ
linked to: eastern Chiapas
drainage toward Grijalva–Usumacinta river system ⓘ
ecoregion Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
environmentalIssue deforestation ⓘ
soil erosion risk ⓘ
geology limestone formations ⓘ
mainly sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasLandforms deep valleys ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasTerrain mountainous ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
hasVegetation lush vegetation ⓘ
highestPointElevationApprox over 1000 meters above sea level ⓘ
hydrology source region for streams flowing to the Gulf coastal plain ⓘ
inhabitedBy Chol Maya communities ⓘ
Tzeltal Maya communities ⓘ
languageRegionFor Chol language ⓘ
Tzeltal language ⓘ
locatedIn Chiapas ⓘ
southern Mexico ⓘ
locatedNear Tabasco lowlands ⓘ
Usumacinta River basin ⓘ
linked to: Usumacinta River
mainEconomicActivity cattle ranching ⓘ
coffee cultivation ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
nearbyAttraction Palenque archaeological zone (regional vicinity) ⓘ
linked to: Palenque
partOf Sierra Madre de Chiapas system ⓘ
role transition zone between Chiapas highlands and tropical lowlands ⓘ
transport crossed by regional rural roads ⓘ
vegetationType cloud forest patches ⓘ
secondary forest and agricultural mosaics ⓘ
tropical rainforest remnants ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tumbalá mountains foothills → partOf → Sierra de Tumbalá ⓘ
Tumbalá mountains foothills → partOf → Tumbalá mountains ⓘ
linked to: Sierra de Tumbalá