Acatlán (Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero)
The most complete information about the large village of Acatlán (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Guerrero has 3,719 inhabitants?
The place of Acatlán is inside the municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez (in the State of Guerrero). There are 3,719 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking. Acatlán is at 1,362 meters of altitude.
Data: In Acatlán, there is a percentage of 98% of indigenous population and 78% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Acatlán? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Acatlán? You can find it at 6.4 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Chilapa de Álvarez, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Acatlán through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Acatlán? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Acatlán (Guerrero) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Acatlán, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Acatlán (Guerrero) is 3,719 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2014 | 1705 | 3719 |
| 2010 | 1858 | 1668 | 3526 |
| 2005 | 1579 | 1427 | 3006 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.63 | 17.57 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 3.60% | 2.61% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.86% | 23.11% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.65% | 17.57% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.21% | 28.09% |
| Schooling level: | 6.5 | 5.28 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7 | 5.74 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.11 | 4.89 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.17% | 99.09% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 70.42% | 78.93% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.75% | 2.13% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 65.34% | 42.80% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 65.81% | 55.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 64.95% | 31.38% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 1,027 | 1,310 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.83% | 97.26% |
| Housing with piped water: | 70.40% | 43.09% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.92% | 90.40% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 68.84% | 68.11% |
| Housing with television: | 80.53% | 76.57% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 60.66% | 39.31% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 15.48% | 5.60% |
| Housing with automobile: | 17.04% | 8.46% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.88% | 6.06% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.82% | 17.49% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 77.80% | 18.06% |
| Homes with Internet: | 16.94% | 2.86% |
#3 Satellite photo of Acatlán
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Acatlán, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Acatlán.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Acatlán
Many people want to stay in the town of Acatlán 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.:- HOTEL LOS ÁNGELES: 8 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS ÁNGELES: 8 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DIAMANTE: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS BRISAS: 10 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Acatlán (Guerrero)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Acatlán 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 Acatlán there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 224 | 208 | 432 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 319 | 341 | 660 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 1,188 | 900 | 2,088 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 283 | 256 | 539 |
#6 Photos of Acatlán
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Acatlán? 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 Acatlán.
Enjoy photos of Acatlán at this link
#7 Vote for Acatlán as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Acatlán or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Acatlán 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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#8 Comments and opinions about Acatlán
#9 Schools in Acatlán
#10 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Acatlán
- Pizza places in Acatlán (Guerrero)
- Mexican street food in Acatlán (Guerrero)
- Tacos and tortas in Acatlán (Guerrero)
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez
- Acazacatla (478 inhabitants)
- Ahuexotitlán II (452 inhabitants)
- Ayahualco (430 inhabitants)
- Chilapa de Álvarez (33783 inhabitants)
- Copancingo (1 inhabitants)
- El Paraíso (532 inhabitants)
- El Refugio (405 inhabitants)
- El Rincón (4 inhabitants)
- Federico Salvador Villalva (- inhabitants)
- Mexcalcingo (1821 inhabitants)
- Mexcaltepec I (518 inhabitants)
- Tlalixtlahuacán (599 inhabitants)
- Tlatempa (161 inhabitants)
- Trigomila (722 inhabitants)
- Zinenezintla (94 inhabitants)