El Recreo (Yajalón, Chiapas)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 398 inhabitants of Chiapas.

The place of El Recreo is inside the municipality of Yajalón (in the State of Chiapas). There are 398 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking. El Recreo is at 1,372 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Recreo, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Recreo? You can find it at 6.3 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Yajalón, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Recreo through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

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

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#2 The population of El Recreo (Chiapas) is 398 inhabitants

Population data in El Recreo (Yajalón, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020205193398
2010276251527
2005244220464
Evolution of the population in El Recreo: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Recreo:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.410.36
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:30.15%15.94%
Illiterate population (men):11.06%10.36%
Illiterate population (women):19.10%21.01%
Schooling level:4.494.61
Schooling level (men):4.955.29
Schooling level (women):4.084.02
Indigenous culture data in El Recreo:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:99.25%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:85.93%90.70%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:31.91%33.40%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Recreo, 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 Recreo:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:61.81%23.72%
Employed population over 12 years (men):59.07%48.21%
Employed population over 12 years (women):64.39%1.45%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:96116
Homes with electricity:100.00%98.20%
Housing with piped water:100.00%99.10%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:97.92%60.36%
Dwellings with radio:19.79%42.34%
Housing with television:31.25%33.33%
Housing with refrigerator:17.71%8.11%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.90%
Housing with automobile:5.21%2.70%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.90%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:3.12%0.90%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Recreo (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 Recreo

With the satellite map of El Recreo 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 Yajalón. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Recreo.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Recreo

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

In El Recreo 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 Recreo, 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 Recreo
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Recreo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)203454
Youth (6-14 years)383270
Adults (15-59 years)139116255
Elderly (60+ years)81119

#6 Photos of El Recreo

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Recreo? 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 Recreo.

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  2. Callejón Lorena Shashijá (212 inhabitants)
  3. Calvario las Delicias (106 inhabitants)
  4. Calvario las Delicias Segunda Sección (172 inhabitants)
  5. El Milagro (108 inhabitants)
  6. El Mirador (35 inhabitants)
  7. J. Mariano Abarca (86 inhabitants)
  8. Majasil (260 inhabitants)
  9. Nueva Esperanza (183 inhabitants)
  10. San Antonio (26 inhabitants)
  11. San José la Florida Yob (174 inhabitants)
  12. Santa Bárbara (33 inhabitants)
  13. Santa Rita el Bebedero (- inhabitants)
  14. Tulaquil (362 inhabitants)
  15. Tzajalumil 2da. Sección (46 inhabitants)