Yashitinín (Chiapas)
Maps, photos and statistics of Yashitinín, a beautiful large village of 1,274 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
You may know it as San José Yashitinín.
The place of Yashitinín is inside the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas (in the State of Chiapas). There are 1,274 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality. Yashitinín is at 2,352 meters of altitude.
This town has recently changed its name. It used to be known as San José Yashitinín. This town decided to change its name in the year 2015.
Data: In Yashitinín, 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 3% 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 Yashitinín is located at 22.5 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of San Cristóbal de las Casas, 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 Yashitinín.
#1 Where is Yashitinín? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Yashitinín 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 Yashitinín.
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#2 The population of Yashitinín (Chiapas) is 1,274 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 633 | 641 | 1274 |
| 2010 | 537 | 572 | 1109 |
| 2005 | 503 | 523 | 1026 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.25 | 10.49 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.08% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.50% | 13.62% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.77% | 10.49% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.73% | 16.95% |
| Schooling level: | 6.12 | 4.63 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.38 | 4.95 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.85 | 4.27 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 49.61% | 57.89% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 14.68% | 22.18% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.47% | 0.18% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 52.83% | 38.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.71% | 54.37% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 42.81% | 21.04% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 229 | 192 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.56% | 97.31% |
| Housing with piped water: | 4.80% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 2.62% | 96.77% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 55.46% | 43.01% |
| Housing with television: | 62.01% | 26.88% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 5.24% | 2.15% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 2.62% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 1.75% | 0.54% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.44% | 1.61% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 16.59% | 1.61% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Yashitinín
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Yashitinín, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Yashitinín.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Yashitinín
Do you want to stay in Yashitinín? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Yashitinín:- HOTEL SAN JOSÉ EL PARAISO: 16 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
- POSADA ALICIA: 17 km away, direction South (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN MARTIN: 21 km away, direction South (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RESTUARANT CATEDRAL DE MARIA: 19 km away, direction South (14 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Yashitinín (Chiapas)
In Yashitinín 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 Yashitinín, 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) | 111 | 101 | 212 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 145 | 144 | 289 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 336 | 366 | 702 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 41 | 30 | 71 |
#6 Photos of Yashitinín
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Yashitinín? 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 Yashitinín.
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