El Censo (Ocosingo, Chiapas)
Learn about large village of El Censo through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 1,866 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The place of El Censo is inside the municipality of Ocosingo (in the State of Chiapas). There are 1,866 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality. El Censo is at 681 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Censo, there is a percentage of 99% of indigenous population and 19% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Censo? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Censo is located at 57.3 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Ocosingo, 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 El Censo.
#1 Where is El Censo? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Censo (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 Censo (Chiapas) is 1,866 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 957 | 909 | 1866 |
| 2010 | 719 | 781 | 1500 |
| 2005 | 725 | 752 | 1477 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.69 | 13.70 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.29% | 18.93% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.79% | 13.70% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.50% | 24.62% |
| Schooling level: | 5.64 | 4.72 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.17 | 5.43 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.15 | 4.02 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.36% | 95.60% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 83.60% | 82.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 31.40% | 40.33% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 51.34% | 23.53% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.88% | 43.15% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 46.08% | 2.23% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 331 | 278 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.28% | 97.87% |
| Housing with piped water: | 98.79% | 99.15% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.54% | 96.60% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 1.21% | 37.45% |
| Housing with television: | 30.51% | 22.98% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 23.87% | 13.62% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 3.93% | 1.70% |
| Housing with automobile: | 3.93% | 1.70% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.42% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.91% | 0.85% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 19.03% | 0.43% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.91% | 0.43% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Censo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Censo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ocosingo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Censo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Censo
Do you want to stay in El Censo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Censo:- HOTEL SELVA MAYA: 48 km away, direction East (38 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE EL GRANIZO: 45 km away, direction East (34 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS EN NUEVA PALESTINA: 48 km away, direction East (41 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE LAS ESTRELAS: 44 km away, direction East (36 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Censo (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Censo 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 Censo there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 184 | 167 | 351 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 236 | 242 | 478 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 501 | 450 | 951 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 36 | 50 | 86 |
#6 Photos of El Censo
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Censo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Censo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Censo (Chiapas) is 29952
Are you going to send a letter to El Censo? Do you have a friend in El Censo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Censo consists of the following 5 digits: 29952. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Censo ("29") correspond to the state code of Chiapas, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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- Santa Rosa (16 inhabitants)
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