Bahcantelhá (Chiapas)
The most complete information about the small village of Bahcantelhá (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 72 inhabitants?
Its former name was Bacantelá.
The place of Bahcantelhá is inside the municipality of Chilón (in the State of Chiapas). There are 72 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #488 of the whole municipality. Bahcantelhá is at 899 meters of altitude.
You may know this town as Bacantelá, because this was its former name. The inhabitants of this community decided to change its name in 2010.
Data: In Bahcantelhá, 2% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Bahcantelhá is located at 10.1 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Chilón, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Bahcantelhá.
#1 Where is Bahcantelhá? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Bahcantelhá in Chiapas? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Bahcantelhá.
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#2 The population of Bahcantelhá (Chiapas) is 72 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 39 | 33 | 72 |
2010 | 23 | 17 | 40 |
2005 | 31 | 20 | 51 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.62 | 11.76 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 23.61% | 25.00% |
Illiterate population (men): | 8.33% | 11.76% |
Illiterate population (women): | 15.28% | 34.78% |
Schooling level: | 5.4 | 3.05 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.53 | 3.13 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.32 | 3 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 83.33% | 95.00% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 20.83% | 60.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chilón (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 66.67% | 52.50% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.61% | 64.71% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 71.79% | 43.48% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 17 | 9 |
Homes with electricity: | 64.71% | 75.00% |
Housing with piped water: | 94.12% | 75.00% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 82.35% | 37.50% |
Dwellings with radio: | 23.53% | 75.00% |
Housing with television: | 29.41% | 50.00% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 11.76% | 12.50% |
Housing with washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Housing with automobile: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 29.41% | 37.50% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Bahcantelhá
With the satellite map of Bahcantelhá will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Chilón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Bahcantelhá.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Bahcantelhá
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Bahcantelhá, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Bahcantelhá so you can contact them.:- HOSPEDAJE MORENO: 3 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MUKULUM: 3 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE BACHAJÓN: 5 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SOFIA: 14 km away, direction Northwest (11 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Bahcantelhá (Chiapas)
In Bahcantelhá there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Bahcantelhá, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 4 | 7 | 11 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 24 | 16 | 40 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
#6 Photos of Bahcantelhá
In order for you to enjoy nature around Bahcantelhá, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Bahcantelhá, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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