Ijk'alajaw (Chiapas)
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The town of Ijk'alajaw is located in the Municipality of Oxchuc (in the State of Chiapas). There are 224 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #55 of the whole municipality. Ijk'alajaw is at 2,033 meters of altitude.
Data: In Ijk'alajaw, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 23% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Ijk'alajaw? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Ijk'alajaw is located at 3.8 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Oxchuc, 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 Ijk'alajaw.
#1 Where is Ijk'alajaw? How to get there? Map
How to get to the town of Ijk'alajaw 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 Ijk'alajaw.
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#2 The population of Ijk'alajaw (Chiapas) is 224 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 107 | 117 | 224 |
2010 | 82 | 89 | 171 |
2005 | 92 | 93 | 185 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.38 | 3.37 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 12.05% | 10.53% |
Illiterate population (men): | 2.23% | 3.37% |
Illiterate population (women): | 9.82% | 18.29% |
Schooling level: | 6.5 | 4.96 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.72 | 6.25 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.34 | 3.86 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 82.14% | 84.80% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 29.02% | 32.16% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 20.98% | 19.88% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 38.46% | 35.96% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 1.87% | 2.44% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 44 | 31 |
Homes with electricity: | 93.18% | 100.00% |
Housing with piped water: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
Dwellings with radio: | 29.55% | 68.97% |
Housing with television: | 18.18% | 37.93% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 4.55% | 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: | 22.73% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Ijk'alajaw
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Ijk'alajaw, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Oxchuc. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Ijk'alajaw.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Ijk'alajaw
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Ijk'alajaw, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Ijk'alajaw so you can contact them.:- POSADA SANTO TOMAS: 5 km away, direction Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- POSADA FAMILIAR: 6 km away, direction Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE EL ENCINO: 6 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL EL CARACOL: 34 km away, direction Northeast (27 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Ijk'alajaw (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Ijk'alajaw by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Ijk'alajaw there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 19 | 22 | 41 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 24 | 34 | 58 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 51 | 53 | 104 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 8 | 21 |
#6 Photos of Ijk'alajaw
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