Los Girasoles (Chiapas)

We have collected many facts about the small village of Los Girasoles, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 17 inhabitants of Chiapas.

Its former name was Choles de Palenque.

The place of Los Girasoles is inside the municipality of Palenque (in the State of Chiapas). There are 17 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #207 of the whole municipality. Los Girasoles is at 43 meters of altitude.

You may know this town as Choles de Palenque, because this was its former name. This town decided to change its name in the year 2010.

Data: In Los Girasoles, 8% 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 Los Girasoles is located at 4.6 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Palenque, 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 Los Girasoles.

#1 Where is Los Girasoles? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of Los Girasoles 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 Los Girasoles.

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#2 The population of Los Girasoles (Chiapas) is 17 inhabitants

Population data in Los Girasoles (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
202071017
2010312758
2005162238
Evolution of the population in Los Girasoles: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Los Girasoles:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.511.11
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:11.76%3.45%
Illiterate population:11.76%13.79%
Illiterate population (men):5.88%11.11%
Illiterate population (women):5.88%16.13%
Schooling level:6.255.02
Schooling level (men):65.42
Schooling level (women):6.54.68
Indigenous culture data in Los Girasoles:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%86.21%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:52.94%58.62%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:5.88%1.72%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Los Girasoles, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Los Girasoles:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:23.53%46.55%
Employed population over 12 years (men):30.00%66.67%
Employed population over 12 years (women):14.29%29.03%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:519
Homes with electricity:20.00%0.00%
Housing with piped water:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:0.00%20.00%
Dwellings with radio:20.00%33.33%
Housing with television:20.00%0.00%
Housing with refrigerator:0.00%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%6.67%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:80.00%20.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Los Girasoles (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Los Girasoles

With the satellite map of Los Girasoles 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 Palenque. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Los Girasoles.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Los Girasoles

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Los Girasoles, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Los Girasoles so you can contact them.:

#5 Population pyramid of Los Girasoles (Chiapas)

In Los Girasoles 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 Los Girasoles, 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.

Population pyramid of Los Girasoles
Data of the age pyramid of the town Los Girasoles (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)134
Youth (6-14 years)011
Adults (15-59 years)5510
Elderly (60+ years)112

#6 Photos of Los Girasoles

In order for you to enjoy nature around Los Girasoles, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Los Girasoles, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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  2. Chacamax (15 inhabitants)
  3. El Colibrí (16 inhabitants)
  4. El Lacandón (336 inhabitants)
  5. Emilio Hernández (3 inhabitants)
  6. Guadalupe (4 inhabitants)
  7. La Concepción (17 inhabitants)
  8. La Esperanza (34 inhabitants)
  9. La Lucha (7 inhabitants)
  10. Los Potrillos (6 inhabitants)
  11. Nueva Esperanza (- inhabitants)
  12. Nuevo Mérida 2da. Sección (57 inhabitants)
  13. Nuevo Sonora (622 inhabitants)
  14. Rancho Nuevo (4 inhabitants)
  15. San Fernando (10 inhabitants)