El Tanque (Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas)

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

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 246 inhabitants?

The place of El Tanque is inside the municipality of Comitán de Domínguez (in the State of Chiapas). There are 246 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #63 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Tanque is at 2,301 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Tanque, there is a percentage of 23% of indigenous population and 9% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Tanque? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Tanque is located at 31.4 kilometers from Comitán de Domínguez, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Tanque.

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

Online map of El Tanque (Chiapas) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Tanque (Chiapas) is 246 inhabitants

Population data in El Tanque (Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020111135246
20107481155
20057667143
Evolution of the population in El Tanque: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Tanque:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.7413.58
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:15.04%19.35%
Illiterate population (men):6.10%13.58%
Illiterate population (women):8.94%25.68%
Schooling level:4.973.68
Schooling level (men):5.364.21
Schooling level (women):4.573.18
Indigenous culture data in El Tanque:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:22.76%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:9.35%0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Tanque, 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 Tanque:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:64.23%33.55%
Employed population over 12 years (men):66.67%51.85%
Employed population over 12 years (women):61.26%13.51%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:6534
Homes with electricity:95.38%100.00%
Housing with piped water:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:3.08%96.88%
Dwellings with radio:38.46%59.38%
Housing with television:33.85%50.00%
Housing with refrigerator:7.69%3.12%
Housing with washing machine:13.85%0.00%
Housing with automobile:9.23%6.25%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:9.23%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Tanque (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 Tanque

With the satellite map of El Tanque 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 Comitán de Domínguez. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Tanque.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Tanque

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

In El Tanque 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 Tanque, 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 Tanque
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Tanque (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)141428
Youth (6-14 years)204363
Adults (15-59 years)7072142
Elderly (60+ years)7613

#6 Photos of El Tanque

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

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Comitán de Domínguez

  1. Comitán de Domínguez (113479 inhabitants)
  2. Flores de Medina (17 inhabitants)
  3. Buenavista (111 inhabitants)
  4. Pinola (1 inhabitants)
  5. La Orquídea (86 inhabitants)
  6. Laguna Chamula (59 inhabitants)
  7. Laguna Seca (82 inhabitants)
  8. Nueva Dalia (75 inhabitants)
  9. Quijá (1057 inhabitants)
  10. San Francisco el Rincón (766 inhabitants)
  11. San Rafael Jocom (655 inhabitants)
  12. Santa Martha las Palmas (90 inhabitants)
  13. Santa Rita Uninajab (219 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Rosa (5 inhabitants)
  15. Tunalito el Recuerdo (3 inhabitants)