La Merced (Chiapas)

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The town of La Merced (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Chenalhó. There are 182 inhabitants and it is 1,521 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #74 of the whole municipality.

Data: In La Merced, 47% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% 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 La Merced is located at 5.3 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Chenalhó, 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 Merced.

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

What is the route to get to La Merced (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 Merced (Chiapas) is 182 inhabitants

Population data in La Merced (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20209488182
20106567132
20054959108
Evolution of the population in La Merced: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Merced:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):1.9716.42
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:12.64%22.73%
Illiterate population (men):3.85%16.42%
Illiterate population (women):8.79%29.23%
Schooling level:4.923.71
Schooling level (men):5.674.47
Schooling level (women):4.212.94
Indigenous culture data in La Merced:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:88.46%84.09%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:62.09%62.88%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Merced, 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 Merced:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:1.10%29.55%
Employed population over 12 years (men):2.27%52.24%
Employed population over 12 years (women):0.00%6.15%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:3318
Homes with electricity:84.85%94.44%
Housing with piped water:96.97%94.44%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:6.06%83.33%
Dwellings with radio:18.18%44.44%
Housing with television:30.30%33.33%
Housing with refrigerator:3.03%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:6.06%5.56%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%5.56%
Dwellings with cellular phones:63.64%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Merced (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 Merced

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



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Merced

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

#5 Population pyramid of La Merced (Chiapas)

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

Population pyramid of La Merced
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Merced (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)121325
Youth (6-14 years)262349
Adults (15-59 years)5248100
Elderly (60+ years)448

#6 Photos of La Merced

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

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Chenalhó

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  2. Atzamilho (472 inhabitants)
  3. Balumtun (4 inhabitants)
  4. Beumpale (449 inhabitants)
  5. Canvinic (153 inhabitants)
  6. Fracción 4ta. Chimix (210 inhabitants)
  7. Jamuvil (71 inhabitants)
  8. K'Anteal (47 inhabitants)
  9. Kaket Ixim (97 inhabitants)
  10. La Merced (182 inhabitants)
  11. Nuevo Yaxalumil (137 inhabitants)
  12. Queshtic (151 inhabitants)
  13. Slumka (105 inhabitants)
  14. Xinichilvo (274 inhabitants)
  15. Yochom (38 inhabitants)