Lacandón (Ocosingo, Chiapas)
Learn about large village of Lacandón through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 752 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of Lacandón is located in the Municipality of Ocosingo (in the State of Chiapas). There are 752 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #28 in terms of number of inhabitants. Lacandón is at 798 meters of altitude.
Data: In Lacandón, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of Lacandón is located at 54.7 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 Lacandón.
#1 Where is Lacandón? How to get there? Map
How to get to the town of Lacandón in Chiapas? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Lacandón.
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#2 The population of Lacandón (Chiapas) is 752 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 355 | 397 | 752 |
2010 | 534 | 528 | 1062 |
2005 | 388 | 425 | 813 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.53 | 9.28 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 2.53% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 8.64% | 14.78% |
Illiterate population (men): | 1.86% | 9.28% |
Illiterate population (women): | 6.78% | 20.22% |
Schooling level: | 6.62 | 4.74 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.64 | 5.35 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.44 | 4.18 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 96.41% | 95.48% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 59.44% | 69.11% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 3.72% | 11.58% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 38.56% | 23.73% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.70% | 47.35% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 14.93% | 0.37% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 139 | 210 |
Homes with electricity: | 98.56% | 97.95% |
Housing with piped water: | 98.56% | 94.36% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.96% | 79.49% |
Dwellings with radio: | 30.94% | 23.08% |
Housing with television: | 57.55% | 35.38% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 46.04% | 16.92% |
Housing with washing machine: | 23.74% | 2.05% |
Housing with automobile: | 12.23% | 6.67% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.32% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.72% | 6.15% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 54.68% | 2.05% |
Homes with Internet: | 5.76% | 0.51% |
#3 Satellite photo of Lacandón
With the satellite map of Lacandón will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Ocosingo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Lacandón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Lacandón
Many people want to stay in the town of Lacandón 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.:- HOTEL SELVA MAYA: 65 km away, direction Southeast (46 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS EN NUEVA PALESTINA: 70 km away, direction Southeast (60 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE LAS ESTRELAS: 63 km away, direction Southeast (49 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE NUEVA PALESTINA: 70 km away, direction Southeast (48 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Lacandón (Chiapas)
In Lacandón there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Lacandón, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 65 | 69 | 134 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 88 | 96 | 184 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 186 | 212 | 398 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 16 | 20 | 36 |
#6 Photos of Lacandón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Lacandón? 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 Lacandón.
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#7 The Postal Code of Lacandón (Chiapas) is 29952
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Lacandón 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: 29952. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Lacandón ("29") 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 Ocosingo
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- Chalam del Carmen San Agustín (479 inhabitants)
- El Limón (14 inhabitants)
- Fracción el Retiro (15 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Jataté (105 inhabitants)
- Israel (- inhabitants)
- La Ventana (91 inhabitants)
- Lino Pinto [Lino Pinto (3 inhabitants)
- Monterrey (- inhabitants)
- Morelia (- inhabitants)
- San Antonio (24 inhabitants)
- San José Nacimiento (200 inhabitants)
- San José Uno (31 inhabitants)
- San Vicente (11 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresa Dos (175 inhabitants)