Mequeja (Chiapas)
The most complete information about the large village of Mequeja (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 1,148 inhabitants?
The place of Mequeja is inside the municipality of Chilón (in the State of Chiapas). There are 1,148 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #16 in terms of number of inhabitants. Mequeja is at 1,091 meters of altitude.
Data: In Mequeja, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of Mequeja is located at 16.7 kilometers from Chilón, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Mequeja.
#1 Where is Mequeja? How to go? Map
Online map of Mequeja in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Mequeja (Chiapas) is 1,148 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 601 | 547 | 1148 |
| 2010 | 459 | 454 | 913 |
| 2005 | 375 | 381 | 756 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.62 | 12.56 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.72% | 16.98% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.05% | 12.56% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.67% | 21.35% |
| Schooling level: | 6.1 | 5.07 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.92 | 5.74 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.38 | 4.48 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 89.02% | 89.81% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 44.16% | 49.62% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chilón (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 60.63% | 27.05% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.68% | 46.70% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 62.40% | 7.63% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 272 | 199 |
| Homes with electricity: | 91.91% | 95.26% |
| Housing with piped water: | 98.90% | 92.11% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.90% | 88.95% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 37.50% | 62.11% |
| Housing with television: | 16.54% | 21.05% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 6.99% | 5.79% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 1.10% | 4.74% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.37% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.37% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 9.56% | 3.16% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Mequeja
With the satellite map of Mequeja 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 Chilón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Mequeja.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Mequeja
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Mequeja, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Mequeja so you can contact them.:- HOTEL MUKULUM: 14 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE MORENO: 16 km away, direction Northeast (12 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE BACHAJÓN: 15 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MAYA MI-SOL: 24 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Mequeja (Chiapas)
In Mequeja 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 Mequeja, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 78 | 63 | 141 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 124 | 138 | 262 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 360 | 307 | 667 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 39 | 39 | 78 |
#6 Photos of Mequeja
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Mequeja? 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 Mequeja.
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#9 Schools in Mequeja
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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Chilón
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- Bispuiljá (389 inhabitants)
- Bretaña (54 inhabitants)
- Centro Jol Akil 1ra. Sección (75 inhabitants)
- Ch'Uchteel (427 inhabitants)
- Edén Chumatela (156 inhabitants)
- El Porvenir (2 inhabitants)
- K'Antajtik 2da. Sección (49 inhabitants)
- Caquemte'El (K'Aquemteel 1ra. Sección) (325 inhabitants)
- Las Gardenias (46 inhabitants)
- Las Palmas (183 inhabitants)
- Pechtón Icosilá 1ra. Sección (42 inhabitants)
- Topoteel 1ra. Sección (42 inhabitants)
- Tzajalchén 1ra. Sección (339 inhabitants)
- Ya'Altzemen (252 inhabitants)