El Chinal (Palenque, Chiapas)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Chinal (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 454 inhabitants?

The town of El Chinal is located in the Municipality of Palenque (in the State of Chiapas). There are 454 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #97 of the whole municipality. El Chinal is at 91 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Chinal, 23% of the inhabitants are catholic and 24% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that El Chinal is located at 21.7 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Palenque, 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 Chinal.

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

Location map of El Chinal in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Chinal, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Chinal (Chiapas) is 454 inhabitants

Population data in El Chinal (Palenque, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020216238454
2010116119235
20059190181
Evolution of the population in El Chinal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Chinal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.0710.08
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:6.83%2.55%
Illiterate population:18.06%16.17%
Illiterate population (men):6.61%10.08%
Illiterate population (women):11.45%22.41%
Schooling level:5.964
Schooling level (men):6.334.12
Schooling level (women):5.573.90
Indigenous culture data in El Chinal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:71.59%65.96%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:46.92%46.81%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:3.96%8.51%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Chinal, 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 Chinal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:69.16%23.40%
Employed population over 12 years (men):71.85%46.22%
Employed population over 12 years (women):66.20%0.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:10763
Homes with electricity:95.33%91.49%
Housing with piped water:99.07%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:95.33%65.96%
Dwellings with radio:60.75%48.94%
Housing with television:63.55%48.94%
Housing with refrigerator:58.88%42.55%
Housing with washing machine:24.30%8.51%
Housing with automobile:1.87%2.13%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.74%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:2.80%8.51%
Dwellings with cellular phones:46.73%12.77%
Homes with Internet:4.67%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Chinal (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 Chinal

With the satellite map of El Chinal 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 El Chinal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Chinal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Chinal 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 Chinal (Chiapas)

In El Chinal 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 Chinal, 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 Chinal
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Chinal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)272956
Youth (6-14 years)384583
Adults (15-59 years)139144283
Elderly (60+ years)122032

#6 Photos of El Chinal

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Chinal, 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 Chinal, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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  2. El Guayacán (6 inhabitants)
  3. El Pinal (- inhabitants)
  4. La Fortuna (- inhabitants)
  5. La Rueda (39 inhabitants)
  6. Los Cerrillos (375 inhabitants)
  7. Los Rieles del Paraíso (59 inhabitants)
  8. Luis Alfredo (189 inhabitants)
  9. Mariano Mora Huerta (2 inhabitants)
  10. Nuevo Laredo (- inhabitants)
  11. Nuevo Progreso (58 inhabitants)
  12. San Isidro (8 inhabitants)
  13. San Mateo (404 inhabitants)
  14. San Miguel (15 inhabitants)
  15. Santa Isabel (3 inhabitants)