Jolpajaltón (Chiapas)

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The place of Jolpajaltón is inside the municipality of Chamula (in the State of Chiapas). There are 475 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #68 of the whole municipality. Jolpajaltón is at 2,475 meters of altitude.

Data: In Jolpajaltón, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 1% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Jolpajaltón is located at 4.8 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Chamula, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Jolpajaltón.

#1 Where is Jolpajaltón? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Jolpajaltón (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Jolpajaltón (Chiapas) is 475 inhabitants

Population data in Jolpajaltón (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020248227475
2010231207438
2005182186368
Evolution of the population in Jolpajaltón: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Jolpajaltón:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.5717.87
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:24.84%26.48%
Illiterate population (men):7.79%17.87%
Illiterate population (women):17.05%34.20%
Schooling level:3.822.93
Schooling level (men):4.63.71
Schooling level (women):3.212.32
Indigenous culture data in Jolpajaltón:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:87.37%87.90%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:29.26%41.32%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Jolpajaltón, 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 Chamula (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Jolpajaltón:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:40.00%35.84%
Employed population over 12 years (men):51.54%47.83%
Employed population over 12 years (women):29.44%25.11%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:116125
Homes with electricity:98.28%88.12%
Housing with piped water:99.14%15.84%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:25.00%85.15%
Dwellings with radio:32.76%46.53%
Housing with television:56.90%21.78%
Housing with refrigerator:3.45%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:2.59%0.00%
Housing with automobile:5.17%3.96%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.45%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.86%0.99%
Dwellings with cellular phones:50.00%9.90%
Homes with Internet:0.86%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Jolpajaltón (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 Jolpajaltón

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Jolpajaltón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Chamula. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Jolpajaltón.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Jolpajaltón

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

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Jolpajaltón 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 Jolpajaltón there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Jolpajaltón
Data of the age pyramid of the town Jolpajaltón (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)323971
Youth (6-14 years)4856104
Adults (15-59 years)143113256
Elderly (60+ years)251944

#6 Photos of Jolpajaltón

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

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#7 The Postal Code of Jolpajaltón (Chiapas) is 29324

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Jolpajaltón so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 29324. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Jolpajaltón ("29") correspond to the State of Chiapas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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