El Pencil (Chiapas)

The most complete information about the small village of El Pencil (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 84 inhabitants?

The place of El Pencil is inside the municipality of Simojovel (in the State of Chiapas). There are 84 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #82 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Pencil is at 940 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Pencil, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 12% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Pencil? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Pencil is located at 15.8 kilometers from Simojovel de Allende, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Pencil.

#1 Where is El Pencil? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of El Pencil 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 Pencil.

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#2 The population of El Pencil (Chiapas) is 84 inhabitants

Population data in El Pencil (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020394584
2010253459
2005162036
Evolution of the population in El Pencil: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Pencil:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.432.35
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:19.05%35.59%
Illiterate population (men):10.71%32.35%
Illiterate population (women):8.33%40.00%
Schooling level:4.332.48
Schooling level (men):4.12.44
Schooling level (women):4.522.53
Indigenous culture data in El Pencil:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:79.76%81.36%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:45.24%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Pencil, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Simojovel (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Pencil:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:23.81%23.73%
Employed population over 12 years (men):44.44%41.18%
Employed population over 12 years (women):0.00%0.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:168
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:0.00%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:25.00%0.00%
Housing with television:12.50%12.50%
Housing with refrigerator:6.25%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:12.50%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Pencil (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 Pencil

With the satellite map of El Pencil 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 Simojovel. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Pencil.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pencil

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Pencil, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Pencil so you can contact them.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Pencil (Chiapas)

In El Pencil 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 Pencil, 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 Pencil
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Pencil (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)61319
Youth (6-14 years)81119
Adults (15-59 years)252045
Elderly (60+ years)011

#6 Photos of El Pencil

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Pencil, 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 Pencil, 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 Pencil (Chiapas) is 29837

Are you going to send a letter to El Pencil? Do you have a friend in El Pencil and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Pencil consists of the following 5 digits: 29837. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Pencil ("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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Simojovel

  1. Campo la Granja (430 inhabitants)
  2. El Paraíso (- inhabitants)
  3. Guadalupe Victoria Uno (71 inhabitants)
  4. La Planada (4 inhabitants)
  5. Las Canchas (- inhabitants)
  6. Las Limas (1129 inhabitants)
  7. Las Limas Buenavista (- inhabitants)
  8. Las Maravillas (1447 inhabitants)
  9. Río Blanco (203 inhabitants)
  10. Rivera Domínguez 3ra. Sección (41 inhabitants)
  11. San Francisco las Pilas (94 inhabitants)
  12. San José las Granadas (67 inhabitants)
  13. San Miguel (- inhabitants)
  14. Santa Anita (381 inhabitants)
  15. Yuquín (885 inhabitants)