Jechtoch (Chiapas)

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The town of Jechtoch is located in the Municipality of Zinacantán (in the State of Chiapas). There are 618 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #15 in terms of number of inhabitants. Jechtoch is at 2,266 meters of altitude.

Data: In Jechtoch, 12% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of Jechtoch is located at 3.9 kilometers from Navenchauc, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. In addition, it is located at 6.4 kilometers from Zinacantán, which is the capital of the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Jechtoch.

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

Online map of Jechtoch (Chiapas) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of Jechtoch (Chiapas) is 618 inhabitants

Population data in Jechtoch (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020354264618
2010295248543
2005257233490
Evolution of the population in Jechtoch: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Jechtoch:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.0812.10
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:18.12%19.52%
Illiterate population (men):6.63%12.10%
Illiterate population (women):11.49%25.76%
Schooling level:4.84.02
Schooling level (men):5.264.72
Schooling level (women):4.463.49
Indigenous culture data in Jechtoch:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:99.03%98.90%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:89.48%87.66%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:23.79%29.83%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Jechtoch, 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 Jechtoch:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:38.51%38.67%
Employed population over 12 years (men):62.50%52.42%
Employed population over 12 years (women):20.62%27.12%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:114114
Homes with electricity:98.25%100.00%
Housing with piped water:95.61%89.58%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:80.70%95.83%
Dwellings with radio:72.81%64.58%
Housing with television:86.84%68.75%
Housing with refrigerator:10.53%7.29%
Housing with washing machine:9.65%3.12%
Housing with automobile:24.56%21.88%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%9.38%
Dwellings with cellular phones:74.56%16.67%
Homes with Internet:3.51%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Jechtoch (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 Jechtoch

With the satellite map of Jechtoch 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 Zinacantán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Jechtoch.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Jechtoch

Many people want to stay in the town of Jechtoch 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 Jechtoch (Chiapas)

In Jechtoch 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 Jechtoch, 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 Jechtoch
Data of the age pyramid of the town Jechtoch (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)353166
Youth (6-14 years)7245117
Adults (15-59 years)226169395
Elderly (60+ years)211940

#6 Photos of Jechtoch

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

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Zinacantán

  1. Chactoj (624 inhabitants)
  2. Guadalupe Shucún (260 inhabitants)
  3. Joigelito (211 inhabitants)
  4. Jomal-Osil (283 inhabitants)
  5. Navenchauc (5194 inhabitants)
  6. Pasté (5256 inhabitants)
  7. Potobtic Bajo (124 inhabitants)
  8. Potobtic (518 inhabitants)
  9. San Antonio (76 inhabitants)
  10. San Isidro (42 inhabitants)
  11. San Nicolás Buenavista (120 inhabitants)
  12. Shulvo (811 inhabitants)
  13. Tzajalnam (392 inhabitants)
  14. Zequentic (1221 inhabitants)
  15. Zinacantán (- inhabitants)