La Playa (Mapastepec, Chiapas)

Learn about small village of La Playa through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 140 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The place of La Playa is inside the municipality of Mapastepec (in the State of Chiapas). There are 140 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #42 of the whole municipality. La Playa is at 20 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Playa, 81% of the inhabitants are catholic and 71% 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 Playa is located at 4.7 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Mapastepec, 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 Playa.

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

Location map of La Playa in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Playa, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of La Playa (Chiapas) is 140 inhabitants

Population data in La Playa (Mapastepec, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206674140
20108183164
20058083163
Evolution of the population in La Playa: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Playa:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.7714.46
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.71%1.83%
Illiterate population:16.43%14.63%
Illiterate population (men):10.00%14.46%
Illiterate population (women):6.43%14.81%
Schooling level:5.844.56
Schooling level (men):5.884.58
Schooling level (women):5.84.54
Indigenous culture data in La Playa:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:2.86%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.71%0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Playa, 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 Playa:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:39.29%29.88%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.81%53.01%
Employed population over 12 years (women):15.15%6.17%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:3850
Homes with electricity:94.74%92.68%
Housing with piped water:2.63%2.44%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:84.21%92.68%
Dwellings with radio:55.26%75.61%
Housing with television:68.42%73.17%
Housing with refrigerator:84.21%58.54%
Housing with washing machine:71.05%46.34%
Housing with automobile:31.58%21.95%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:7.89%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:86.84%53.66%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Playa (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 Playa

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



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Playa

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

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

Population pyramid of La Playa
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Playa (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)9817
Youth (6-14 years)131629
Adults (15-59 years)363874
Elderly (60+ years)81220

#6 Photos of La Playa

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

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#7 The Postal Code of La Playa (Chiapas) is 30566

Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Playa 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: 30566. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Playa ("30") 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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mapastepec

  1. 8 de Septiembre (39 inhabitants)
  2. Castaño Cuache (16 inhabitants)
  3. El Paraíso (14 inhabitants)
  4. El Pescadero (9 inhabitants)
  5. El Recuerdo (Campo el Chino) (3 inhabitants)
  6. Guachipilín (5 inhabitants)
  7. La Blanca (7 inhabitants)
  8. Las Arenas (2 inhabitants)
  9. Las Murallas (4 inhabitants)
  10. San Antonio (1 inhabitants)
  11. San Francisco (- inhabitants)
  12. San José (- inhabitants)
  13. San Luis (2 inhabitants)
  14. Sin Pensar (3 inhabitants)
  15. Zacatonal las Flores (3 inhabitants)