El Ixcán (Ocosingo, Chiapas)

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The town of El Ixcán is located in the Municipality of Ocosingo (in the State of Chiapas). There are 693 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #55 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Ixcán is at 189 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Ixcán, there is a percentage of 16% of indigenous population and 69% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Ixcán? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Ixcán is located at 140.3 kilometers from Ocosingo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Ixcán.

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

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

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#2 The population of El Ixcán (Chiapas) is 693 inhabitants

Population data in El Ixcán (Ocosingo, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020362331693
2010324320644
Evolution of the population in El Ixcán: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Ixcán:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.655.62
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:2.16%3.26%
Illiterate population:9.67%8.23%
Illiterate population (men):3.32%5.62%
Illiterate population (women):6.35%10.80%
Schooling level:6.454.95
Schooling level (men):6.685.15
Schooling level (women):6.234.77
Indigenous culture data in El Ixcán:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:16.16%16.93%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:6.93%6.52%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.14%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Ixcán, 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 Ixcán:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:45.74%25.93%
Employed population over 12 years (men):66.77%46.88%
Employed population over 12 years (women):26.52%5.25%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:152148
Homes with electricity:96.71%97.46%
Housing with piped water:7.89%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:85.53%98.31%
Dwellings with radio:45.39%68.64%
Housing with television:61.18%47.46%
Housing with refrigerator:61.18%56.78%
Housing with washing machine:42.11%27.12%
Housing with automobile:25.00%13.56%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.29%4.24%
Homes with landline telephone:2.63%9.32%
Dwellings with cellular phones:69.08%5.93%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Ixcán (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 Ixcán

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#7 Other towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo

  1. El Carmen Pashilá (3 inhabitants)
  2. El Ciprés Dos (6 inhabitants)
  3. El Zapotal (1597 inhabitants)
  4. Guadalupe (- inhabitants)
  5. La Arena (507 inhabitants)
  6. La Rivera (2 inhabitants)
  7. Las Conchitas (40 inhabitants)
  8. Montebello (115 inhabitants)
  9. Quintana Roo (7 inhabitants)
  10. San Francisco (20 inhabitants)
  11. San José la Reforma (25 inhabitants)
  12. San Martín (130 inhabitants)
  13. San Vicente Uno (5 inhabitants)
  14. Veracruz (21 inhabitants)
  15. Vistahermosa (6 inhabitants)