Petalcingo (Chiapas)
Maps, photos and statistics of Petalcingo, a beautiful city of 7,417 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of Petalcingo is located in the Municipality of Tila (in the State of Chiapas). There are 7,417 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. Petalcingo is at 715 meters of altitude.
Data: In Petalcingo, 14% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Petalcingo? You can find it at 8.3 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Tila, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the Petalcingo location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.
#1 Where is Petalcingo? How to get there? Map
Map to know how to get to Petalcingo (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Petalcingo, which has the following symbol
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#2 The population of Petalcingo (Chiapas) is 7,417 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 3734 | 3683 | 7417 |
2010 | 3396 | 3379 | 6775 |
2005 | 2996 | 2988 | 5984 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.37 | 18.91 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.54% | 0.22% |
Illiterate population: | 20.67% | 23.78% |
Illiterate population (men): | 8.63% | 18.91% |
Illiterate population (women): | 12.04% | 28.62% |
Schooling level: | 6.15 | 5.01 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.58 | 5.66 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.72 | 4.39 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 97.65% | 97.55% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 77.94% | 81.68% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.86% | 15.32% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tila (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 49.13% | 29.85% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.20% | 54.13% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 36.23% | 5.68% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 1,592 | 1,430 |
Homes with electricity: | 99.12% | 97.02% |
Housing with piped water: | 99.43% | 97.25% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 84.30% | 96.24% |
Dwellings with radio: | 55.65% | 63.53% |
Housing with television: | 80.78% | 65.49% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 37.37% | 28.78% |
Housing with washing machine: | 8.61% | 4.78% |
Housing with automobile: | 6.03% | 4.39% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.40% | 2.20% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 1.19% | 3.06% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 61.43% | 10.20% |
Homes with Internet: | 1.01% | 0.31% |
#3 Satellite photo of Petalcingo
With the satellite map of Petalcingo 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 Tila. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Petalcingo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Petalcingo
Many people want to stay in the town of Petalcingo 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.:- RENTA DE CUARTOS MENSUALES: 12 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 13 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
- POSADA SANCHEZ: 11 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- POSADA PIÑEIRO: 13 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Petalcingo (Chiapas)
In Petalcingo 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 Petalcingo, 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) | 417 | 435 | 852 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 666 | 681 | 1,347 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 2,276 | 2,172 | 4,448 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 375 | 395 | 770 |
#6 Photos of Petalcingo
In order for you to enjoy nature around Petalcingo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Petalcingo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of Petalcingo (Chiapas) is 29915
Are you going to send a letter to Petalcingo? Do you have a friend in Petalcingo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Petalcingo consists of the following 5 digits: 29915. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Petalcingo ("29") correspond to the state code of Chiapas, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#8 Vote for Petalcingo as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Petalcingo
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>>> Map with all the towns within the municipality of Tila
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- Cerro Santa Cruz (52 inhabitants)
- Chinintié (985 inhabitants)
- Chulum Cárdenas (1078 inhabitants)
- Cucujá (69 inhabitants)
- Dieciocho de Marzo (275 inhabitants)
- Jolmasoja (345 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Petalcingo (9 inhabitants)
- La Ceiba Masoja Jonisthie (33 inhabitants)
- Los Dos Arbolitos (1 inhabitants)
- Masoja Yochija (236 inhabitants)
- Nicolás Bravo (522 inhabitants)
- Tza'Quil (517 inhabitants)
- Yok Pokitiok (785 inhabitants)