Sonora (Amatán, Chiapas)

The most complete information about the small village of Sonora (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 185 inhabitants?

The town of Sonora is located in the Municipality of Amatán (in the State of Chiapas). There are 185 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #34 of the whole municipality. Sonora is at 548 meters of altitude.

Data: In Sonora, there is a percentage of 88% of indigenous population and 19% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Sonora? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Sonora is located at 6.9 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Amatán, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Sonora.

#1 Where is Sonora? How to get there? Map

How to get to the town of Sonora 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 Sonora.

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#2 The population of Sonora (Chiapas) is 185 inhabitants

Population data in Sonora (Amatán, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20209590185
20108790177
20057773150
Evolution of the population in Sonora: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Sonora:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.6314.44
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:14.05%20.34%
Illiterate population (men):7.03%14.44%
Illiterate population (women):7.03%26.44%
Schooling level:6.454.87
Schooling level (men):6.575.96
Schooling level (women):6.343.67
Indigenous culture data in Sonora:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:87.57%72.88%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:38.38%44.07%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.54%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Sonora, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Amatán (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Sonora:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:29.19%29.94%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.89%57.78%
Employed population over 12 years (women):1.05%1.15%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:3631
Homes with electricity:97.22%96.55%
Housing with piped water:100.00%86.21%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:8.33%0.00%
Housing with television:58.33%17.24%
Housing with refrigerator:27.78%10.34%
Housing with washing machine:8.33%0.00%
Housing with automobile:5.56%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:19.44%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Sonora (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Sonora

With the satellite map of Sonora 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 Amatán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Sonora.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Sonora

Many people want to stay in the town of Sonora 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of Sonora (Chiapas)

In Sonora 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 Sonora, 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.

Population pyramid of Sonora
Data of the age pyramid of the town Sonora (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)151631
Youth (6-14 years)211637
Adults (15-59 years)5449103
Elderly (60+ years)5914

#6 Photos of Sonora

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Sonora? 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 Sonora.

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Amatán

  1. Acapulco (92 inhabitants)
  2. Anexo las Margaritas (San Martín) (186 inhabitants)
  3. Carmen Jucuma (318 inhabitants)
  4. El Cajón (- inhabitants)
  5. El Limón 2da. Sección (18 inhabitants)
  6. Escalón 1ra. Fracción (El Baril) (272 inhabitants)
  7. La Loma el Llano (93 inhabitants)
  8. La Lomita (75 inhabitants)
  9. Las Gardenias (14 inhabitants)
  10. Monterrey (5 inhabitants)
  11. Cerro Azul (Rancho) (12 inhabitants)
  12. Río el Paraíso (16 inhabitants)
  13. San Andrés Tres Picos (72 inhabitants)
  14. Sonora (185 inhabitants)
  15. Villaflores (- inhabitants)