San Juan Cancuc (Chiapas)
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All the information about this town of 8,477 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The place of San Juan Cancuc is inside the municipality of San Juan Cancuc (in the State of Chiapas). There are 8,477 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality. San Juan Cancuc is at 1,421 meters of altitude.
Data: In San Juan Cancuc, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 39% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on San Juan Cancuc? They are at the bottom of this page.
#1 Where is San Juan Cancuc? How to go? Map
Location map of San Juan Cancuc in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in San Juan Cancuc, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of San Juan Cancuc (Chiapas) is 8,477 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4444 | 4033 | 8477 |
| 2010 | 3298 | 3029 | 6327 |
| 2005 | 3168 | 3053 | 6221 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.5 | 13.80 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 17.14% | 20.80% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.24% | 13.80% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.90% | 27.23% |
| Schooling level: | 5.51 | 4.46 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.64 | 5.70 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.5 | 3.33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.81% | 98.77% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 83.40% | 83.88% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 47.91% | 58.51% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 19.12% | 23.66% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 35.90% | 44.93% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 3.89% | 4.12% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 1,541 | 1,404 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.60% | 94.89% |
| Housing with piped water: | 90.91% | 91.19% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 48.09% | 95.24% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 29.01% | 41.23% |
| Housing with television: | 38.94% | 27.40% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 7.33% | 1.67% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 0.97% | 0.53% |
| Housing with automobile: | 2.01% | 0.88% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.84% | 0.53% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.97% | 0.35% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 39.00% | 2.56% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.30% | 0.18% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Juan Cancuc
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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Juan Cancuc
Do you want to stay in San Juan Cancuc? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Juan Cancuc:- HOSPEDAJE EL ENCINO: 16 km away, direction South (14 minutes by car)
- POSADA SANTO TOMAS: 17 km away, direction South (12 minutes by car)
- POSADA FAMILIAR: 19 km away, direction South (14 minutes by car)
- POSADA PANTELHÓ: 24 km away, direction Northwest (16 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of San Juan Cancuc (Chiapas)
In San Juan Cancuc 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 San Juan Cancuc, 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) | 819 | 715 | 1,534 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 1,120 | 1,059 | 2,179 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 2,314 | 2,071 | 4,385 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 191 | 188 | 379 |
#6 Photos of San Juan Cancuc
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#7 The Postal Code of San Juan Cancuc (Chiapas) is 29790
Are you going to send a letter to San Juan Cancuc? Do you have a friend in San Juan Cancuc and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of San Juan Cancuc consists of the following 5 digits: 29790. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of San Juan Cancuc ("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.
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