La Caoba (Palenque, Chiapas)

Learn about medium-sized town of La Caoba through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 289 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The place of La Caoba is inside the municipality of Palenque (in the State of Chiapas). There are 289 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #103 of the whole municipality. La Caoba is at 110 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Caoba, 38% of the inhabitants are catholic and 2% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Caoba is located at 45.1 kilometers (in direction Northeast) 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 Caoba.

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

Online map of La Caoba (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 La Caoba (Chiapas) is 289 inhabitants

Population data in La Caoba (Palenque, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020146143289
2010112109221
200596105201
Evolution of the population in La Caoba: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Caoba:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.228.26
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.35%0.00%
Illiterate population:17.99%16.74%
Illiterate population (men):6.92%8.26%
Illiterate population (women):11.07%25.00%
Schooling level:6.364.19
Schooling level (men):6.915.15
Schooling level (women):5.833.16
Indigenous culture data in La Caoba:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:98.96%97.74%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:80.97%84.62%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:15.57%7.24%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Caoba, 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 Caoba:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:52.94%24.89%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.14%49.54%
Employed population over 12 years (women):45.89%0.89%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5242
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:1.92%100.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:51.92%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:50.00%20.00%
Housing with television:80.77%45.00%
Housing with refrigerator:42.31%35.00%
Housing with washing machine:1.92%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:61.54%0.00%
Homes with Internet:1.92%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Caoba (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 Caoba

Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Caoba, 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 Caoba.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Caoba

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

#5 Population pyramid of La Caoba (Chiapas)

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

Population pyramid of La Caoba
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Caoba (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)223254
Youth (6-14 years)372663
Adults (15-59 years)7779156
Elderly (60+ years)10616

#6 Photos of La Caoba

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Palenque

  1. El Caracol (40 inhabitants)
  2. El Naranjito 1ra. Sección (12 inhabitants)
  3. El Pirata (- inhabitants)
  4. Nuevo Tila Castañón (337 inhabitants)
  5. Bitalo (5 inhabitants)
  6. La Hacienda (3 inhabitants)
  7. La Lomita (20 inhabitants)
  8. Las Arboledas (2 inhabitants)
  9. Las Ruinas (2 inhabitants)
  10. Los Pipol (3 inhabitants)
  11. Pueblo Nuevo (229 inhabitants)
  12. San Juan (- inhabitants)
  13. Santa Adelaida (- inhabitants)
  14. Santa Rita (6 inhabitants)
  15. Santo Domingo (- inhabitants)