El Arenal (Motozintla, Chiapas)

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All the information about this town of 170 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Arenal is located in the Municipality of Motozintla (in the State of Chiapas). There are 170 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #109 of the whole municipality. El Arenal is at 1,065 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Arenal, 6% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that El Arenal is located at 17.4 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Motozintla de Mendoza, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Arenal.

#1 Where is El Arenal? How to get there? Map

How to get to the town of El Arenal 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 El Arenal.

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#2 The population of El Arenal (Chiapas) is 170 inhabitants

Population data in El Arenal (Motozintla, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20208090170
20108072152
20058887175
Evolution of the population in El Arenal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Arenal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.859.72
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:1.18%0.00%
Illiterate population:11.18%11.84%
Illiterate population (men):2.94%9.72%
Illiterate population (women):8.24%13.75%
Schooling level:4.543.46
Schooling level (men):4.823.61
Schooling level (women):4.213.32
Indigenous culture data in El Arenal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:4.71%3.95%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.59%0.66%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Arenal, 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 El Arenal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:33.53%27.63%
Employed population over 12 years (men):54.44%56.94%
Employed population over 12 years (women):10.00%1.25%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:3137
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:96.77%93.33%
Dwellings with radio:70.97%80.00%
Housing with television:64.52%50.00%
Housing with refrigerator:48.39%36.67%
Housing with washing machine:22.58%10.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%3.33%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.23%3.33%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%30.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:70.97%6.67%
Homes with Internet:29.03%3.33%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Arenal (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 El Arenal

With the satellite map of El Arenal 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 Motozintla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Arenal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arenal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Arenal itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Arenal (Chiapas)

In El Arenal 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 El Arenal, 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 El Arenal
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Arenal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)81220
Youth (6-14 years)252247
Adults (15-59 years)384886
Elderly (60+ years)9817

#6 Photos of El Arenal

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Arenal? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Arenal.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Arenal (Chiapas) is 30903

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Arenal so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 30903. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Arenal ("30") correspond to the State of Chiapas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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