El Castaño (Acacoyagua, Chiapas)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Castaño (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 467 inhabitants?

The town of El Castaño is located in the Municipality of Acacoyagua (in the State of Chiapas). There are 467 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #8 of the ranking. El Castaño is at 50 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Castaño, 30% of the inhabitants are catholic and 39% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of El Castaño? You can find it at 4.2 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Acacoyagua, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the El Castaño location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is El Castaño? How to get there? Map

Online map of El Castaño in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of El Castaño (Chiapas) is 467 inhabitants

Population data in El Castaño (Acacoyagua, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020238229467
2010207188395
2005186180366
Evolution of the population in El Castaño: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Castaño:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.795.32
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:2.57%1.77%
Illiterate population:8.99%8.10%
Illiterate population (men):4.07%5.32%
Illiterate population (women):4.93%10.63%
Schooling level:6.735.67
Schooling level (men):6.325.40
Schooling level (women):7.135.93
Indigenous culture data in El Castaño:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:1.07%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.21%0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Castaño, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Castaño:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:26.55%28.61%
Employed population over 12 years (men):42.36%49.47%
Employed population over 12 years (women):11.34%9.66%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:11392
Homes with electricity:97.35%94.32%
Housing with piped water:76.99%36.36%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:83.19%89.77%
Dwellings with radio:55.75%52.27%
Housing with television:75.22%84.09%
Housing with refrigerator:76.99%75.00%
Housing with washing machine:38.94%30.68%
Housing with automobile:21.24%18.18%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.54%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:6.19%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:86.73%47.73%
Homes with Internet:0.88%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Castaño (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 El Castaño

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Castaño, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Acacoyagua. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Castaño.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Castaño

Do you want to stay in El Castaño? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Castaño:

#5 Population pyramid of El Castaño (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Castaño by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Castaño there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Castaño
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Castaño (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)384078
Youth (6-14 years)514495
Adults (15-59 years)131118249
Elderly (60+ years)182745

#6 Photos of El Castaño

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Castaño, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Castaño, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Castaño (Chiapas) is 30593

Are you going to send a letter to El Castaño? Do you have a friend in El Castaño and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Castaño consists of the following 5 digits: 30593. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Castaño ("30") 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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  2. 3 Hermanos (- inhabitants)
  3. Acacoyagua (8092 inhabitants)
  4. El Delirio (6 inhabitants)
  5. El Naranjo (6 inhabitants)
  6. El Pedregal (20 inhabitants)
  7. La Cadena (149 inhabitants)
  8. Las Cruces (46 inhabitants)
  9. Las Palmas (8 inhabitants)
  10. Las Tomas (22 inhabitants)
  11. Los Laureles (- inhabitants)
  12. Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta (6 inhabitants)
  13. Reforma (Parada Bonanza) (7 inhabitants)
  14. San Antonio (5 inhabitants)
  15. San Vicente Joval (- inhabitants)