Bolón (Yucatán)
The most complete information about the large village of Bolón (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Yucatán has 1,489 inhabitants?
The place of Bolón is inside the municipality of Umán (in the State of Yucatán). There are 1,489 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. Bolón is at 8 meters of altitude.
Data: In Bolón, there is a percentage of 91% of indigenous population and 72% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Bolón? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Bolón? You can find it at 9.2 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Umán, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Bolón through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Bolón? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Bolón (Yucatán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Bolón, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Bolón (Yucatán) is 1,489 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 746 | 743 | 1489 |
| 2010 | 702 | 690 | 1392 |
| 2005 | 641 | 630 | 1271 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.41 | 8.84 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Yucatán: | 0.34% | 0.07% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.27% | 11.14% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.30% | 8.84% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.97% | 13.39% |
| Schooling level: | 7.29 | 5.73 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.21 | 5.93 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.36 | 5.51 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 90.73% | 98.64% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 45.20% | 67.53% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 1.21% | 2.16% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Umán (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.74% | 35.85% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.95% | 55.94% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 21.58% | 16.10% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 402 | 367 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.00% | 96.97% |
| Housing with piped water: | 99.50% | 17.88% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 60.95% | 25.15% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 56.72% | 62.42% |
| Housing with television: | 89.80% | 92.73% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 71.64% | 59.70% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 64.93% | 54.24% |
| Housing with automobile: | 8.96% | 7.88% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 14.43% | 2.12% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.00% | 0.91% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 71.89% | 35.45% |
| Homes with Internet: | 26.62% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Bolón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Bolón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Umán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Bolón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Bolón
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Bolón, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Bolón so you can contact them.:- HOTEL TURIX: 12 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 13 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MAJAN NAH: 14 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE CAMINANTE DEL MAYAB: 14 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Bolón (Yucatán)
In Bolón 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 Bolón, 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) | 79 | 97 | 176 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 131 | 120 | 251 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 471 | 472 | 943 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 65 | 54 | 119 |
#6 Photos of Bolón
In order for you to enjoy nature around Bolón, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Bolón, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Enjoy photos of Bolón at this link
#7 The Postal Code of Bolón (Yucatán) is 97397
Are you going to send a letter to Bolón? Do you have a friend in Bolón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Bolón consists of the following 5 digits: 97397. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Bolón ("97") correspond to the state code of Yucatán, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#8 Vote for Bolón as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Bolón or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Bolón to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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#9 Comments and opinions about Bolón
#10 Schools in Bolón
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Umán
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- Las Bugambilias (1 inhabitants)
- Los Santos (- inhabitants)
- Osmar Castillo (5 inhabitants)
- Petec Biltún (169 inhabitants)
- Rancho Castaño (3 inhabitants)
- Sac Nicté (24 inhabitants)
- San Alberto (2 inhabitants)
- San José (9 inhabitants)
- San Miguel (1 inhabitants)
- San Pedro (3 inhabitants)
- Taníl (612 inhabitants)
- Tío Enrique (- inhabitants)
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