La Unión (Ocosingo, Chiapas)
Maps, photos and statistics of La Unión, a beautiful medium-sized town of 387 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The place of La Unión is inside the municipality of Ocosingo (in the State of Chiapas). There are 387 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #105 in terms of number of inhabitants. La Unión is at 565 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Unión, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 5% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of La Unión is located at 50.6 kilometers from Ocosingo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Unión.
#1 Where is La Unión? How to go? Map
Online map of La Unión in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Unión (Chiapas) is 387 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 201 | 186 | 387 |
| 2010 | 192 | 171 | 363 |
| 2005 | 167 | 153 | 320 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.68 | 13.45 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.26% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 15.76% | 18.73% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.65% | 13.45% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.11% | 23.44% |
| Schooling level: | 6 | 4.06 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.64 | 4.54 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.43 | 3.66 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.71% | 95.87% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 85.53% | 84.02% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 13.70% | 23.69% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 31.27% | 21.49% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.14% | 45.61% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 5.47% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 63 | 67 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.41% | 98.31% |
| Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | 96.61% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.06% | 93.22% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 33.33% | 42.37% |
| Housing with television: | 46.03% | 11.86% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 25.40% | 5.08% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 7.94% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 3.17% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.59% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 38.10% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.76% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Unión
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Unión, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ocosingo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Unión.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Unión
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Unión, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Unión so you can contact them.:- HOTEL SELVA MAYA: 62 km away, direction East (50 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE EL GRANIZO: 57 km away, direction East (48 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS EN NUEVA PALESTINA: 66 km away, direction East (49 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE LAS ESTRELAS: 66 km away, direction East (46 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of La Unión (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Unión 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 Unión there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 31 | 38 | 69 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 125 | 108 | 233 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 18 | 21 | 39 |
#6 Photos of La Unión
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of La Unión? 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 Unión.
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#7 Vote for La Unión as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#8 Comments and opinions about La Unión
#9 Schools in La Unión
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ocosingo
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo
- Barrio el Cedro (14 inhabitants)
- Carmen Patate Nuevo (256 inhabitants)
- Garibaldi (Lomas Taurinas) (5 inhabitants)
- La Herradura (8 inhabitants)
- La Reforma (1186 inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua Tzotzil (90 inhabitants)
- San Antonio del Monte (- inhabitants)
- San Felipe (29 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (57 inhabitants)
- San Jacinto (12 inhabitants)
- Santa María de las Flores (367 inhabitants)
- Santo Domingo Guayaquil (9 inhabitants)
- Santo Tomás (- inhabitants)
- Veracruz (4 inhabitants)
- Vista Alegre (12 inhabitants)