La Aurora (Palenque, Chiapas)

We have collected many facts about the large village of La Aurora, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 554 inhabitants of Chiapas.

The place of La Aurora is inside the municipality of Palenque (in the State of Chiapas). There are 554 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #26 of the whole municipality. La Aurora is at 312 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Aurora, there is a percentage of 98% of indigenous population and 37% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on La Aurora? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Aurora is located at 13.5 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Palenque, 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 La Aurora.

#1 Where is La Aurora? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to La Aurora (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 La Aurora (Chiapas) is 554 inhabitants

Population data in La Aurora (Palenque, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020286268554
2010312297609
2005262252514
Evolution of the population in La Aurora: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Aurora:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.7912.46
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:1.44%0.66%
Illiterate population:18.23%18.39%
Illiterate population (men):6.68%12.46%
Illiterate population (women):11.55%24.04%
Schooling level:6.25.11
Schooling level (men):6.665.34
Schooling level (women):5.784.91
Indigenous culture data in La Aurora:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:98.19%97.87%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:87.73%87.85%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:12.27%21.02%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Aurora, 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 La Aurora:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:47.65%25.78%
Employed population over 12 years (men):66.42%47.14%
Employed population over 12 years (women):30.07%5.45%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:118122
Homes with electricity:96.61%90.74%
Housing with piped water:96.61%95.37%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:62.71%21.30%
Dwellings with radio:54.24%56.48%
Housing with television:69.49%43.52%
Housing with refrigerator:51.69%22.22%
Housing with washing machine:6.78%1.85%
Housing with automobile:0.00%0.93%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:1.69%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.85%20.37%
Dwellings with cellular phones:37.29%2.78%
Homes with Internet:3.39%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Aurora (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 La Aurora

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



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Aurora

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

#5 Population pyramid of La Aurora (Chiapas)

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

Population pyramid of La Aurora
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Aurora (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)273764
Youth (6-14 years)534497
Adults (15-59 years)175159334
Elderly (60+ years)312859

#6 Photos of La Aurora

In order for you to enjoy nature around La Aurora, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Aurora, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of La Aurora (Chiapas) is 29968

Are you going to send a letter to La Aurora? Do you have a friend in La Aurora and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Aurora consists of the following 5 digits: 29968. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Aurora ("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 Palenque

  1. El Paraíso (103 inhabitants)
  2. El Casco (1 inhabitants)
  3. Galileo (156 inhabitants)
  4. La Gloria (7 inhabitants)
  5. La Herradura (2 inhabitants)
  6. Las Campanas (1 inhabitants)
  7. Ojo de Agua (- inhabitants)
  8. Río Chacamax (- inhabitants)
  9. San Alejo (9 inhabitants)
  10. San Francisco (5 inhabitants)
  11. San Isidro (2 inhabitants)
  12. San José Chancala 2da.Sección (107 inhabitants)
  13. San Mateo (3 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Martha (- inhabitants)
  15. Viejo Rincón (1 inhabitants)