Tenejapa (Municipality)

All the data of the municipality of Tenejapa, with all the towns, from the smallest to the largest: Kotolte, Tzajalchén, or Tz'aquiviljok.

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Tenejapa is a Municipality of 40268 inhabitants, placed in the State of Chiapas, with a fertility rate of 2.89 children per woman. 0.06% of the population migrated from outside the State of Chiapas. 99.50% of the population is indigenous, 99.08% of the inhabitants speak one indigenous language, and 52.64% speak that indigenous language, but not Spanish.

38.81% of the inhabitants of Tenejapa are Catholic, 44.83% are economically active and, within this active population, 99.35% are employed. Additionally, 88.52% of the dwellings have piped water and 0.24% have Internet access.

Which are the villages with the highest number of inhabitants of the municipality of Tenejapa?

We have been analysing all the demographic data of Tenejapa and in the following four towns live the largest number of people:

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>>>Map with all the towns within the municipality of Tenejapa

List with all the towns in the Municipality of Tenejapa:

Achlum (545 inhabitants)
Amaquil (Patio Amplio) (716 inhabitants)
Bajchén (394 inhabitants)
Baj'lok'ilja (136 inhabitants)
Balún Canán (451 inhabitants)
Banavil (214 inhabitants)
Barrio Alto (367 inhabitants)
Bawits (202 inhabitants)
Cañada Chica (233 inhabitants)
Cañada Grande (471)
Chacoma (1566)
Chalam (225)
Chana (562)
Chicjá (4)
Chixaltontic (218)
Chixtontic (603)
Chuljá (345)
Cruz Pilar (440)
Cruz Tzibaltic (105)
Cruzchén (921)
Dos Pozos (1296)
El Corralito (297)
El Pach (218)
El Retiro (833)
Guadalupe (81)
Independencia (-)
Jerusalén (586)
Jomanichim (1347)
José López Portillo (166)
Juxalja (499)
Kokil (166)
Kotolté (2372)
Kulaktik (1060)
La Libertad (327)
Las Manzanas (487)
Los Mangos (272)
Los Pinos (250)
Majosik (807)
Matzam (1835)
Mercedes (489)
Naranja Seca (Viejo Poblado) (897)
Navil (743)
Nuevo Poblado Naranja Seca (799)
Ococh (1548)
Ojo de Agua (96)
Pactetón (648)
Pajaltón (777)
Patch'En (67)
Poblado Curva (124)
San Antonio (211)
San Juanito (77)
Santa Rosa (171)
Shishintonil (1535)
Sibactel (808)
Sibaniljá Pocolum (1656)
Sivactel (687)
Tenejapa (2611)
Tres Cerros (1350)
Tres Pozos (90)
Ts'Akubiljá (138)
Tuxaquil (-)
Tz'Aquiviljok (2891)
Tzajalchén (2962)
Winiktón (1605)
Yaalchuch (142)
Yanch'En (96)
Yashanal (2125)
Yetzucum (1202)


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