El Arenal (Acapetahua, Chiapas)
Maps, photos and statistics of El Arenal, a beautiful large village of 1,236 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The place of El Arenal is inside the municipality of Acapetahua (in the State of Chiapas). There are 1,236 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking. El Arenal is at 7 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Arenal, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 12% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Arenal? You can find it at 12.2 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Acapetahua, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Arenal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Arenal? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Arenal (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Arenal (Chiapas) is 1,236 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 619 | 617 | 1236 |
| 2010 | 592 | 565 | 1157 |
| 2005 | 548 | 514 | 1062 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.51 | 9.91 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 3.07% | 2.42% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.71% | 12.01% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.37% | 9.91% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.34% | 14.02% |
| Schooling level: | 7.14 | 5.68 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.04 | 5.96 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.23 | 5.41 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Acapetahua (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.63% | 28.87% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.02% | 50.62% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.28% | 8.11% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 363 | 341 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.72% | 96.32% |
| Housing with piped water: | 98.35% | 76.59% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.42% | 89.97% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 57.30% | 53.51% |
| Housing with television: | 82.09% | 88.29% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 81.54% | 72.24% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 71.35% | 49.16% |
| Housing with automobile: | 18.18% | 18.73% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.06% | 3.34% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 25.62% | 16.72% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 50.41% | 9.36% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.57% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Arenal
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Arenal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Acapetahua. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Arenal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arenal
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Arenal, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Arenal so you can contact them.:- HOSPEDAJE EN ACAPETAHUA: 17 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EN ACAPETAHUA: 19 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL CARMEN: 19 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE HABITACIONES AMUEBLADAS Y RENTA DE CUARTOS: 19 km away, direction North (16 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Arenal (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Arenal by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Arenal there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 72 | 64 | 136 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 98 | 119 | 217 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 379 | 341 | 720 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 70 | 93 | 163 |
#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 30585
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: 30585. 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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#10 Schools in El Arenal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Acapetahua
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Acapetahua
- El Campón (- inhabitants)
- El Corosal (40 inhabitants)
- El Otate (11 inhabitants)
- El Paraíso (- inhabitants)
- Esther Zuno (1 inhabitants)
- Laguna Seca (39 inhabitants)
- Los Cocos (24 inhabitants)
- Los Cocos (3 inhabitants)
- Mactumatzá (La Granja) (- inhabitants)
- Nueva Reforma (8 inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua (5 inhabitants)
- Palo Blanco (370 inhabitants)
- Quince de Junio Dos (97 inhabitants)
- San Miguel (3 inhabitants)
- La Herradura (4 inhabitants)