Achlum (Chiapas)
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The town of Achlum is located in the Municipality of Tenejapa (in the State of Chiapas). There are 545 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #32 in terms of number of inhabitants. Achlum is at 2,414 meters of altitude.
Data: In Achlum, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 45% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Achlum? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of Achlum is located at 8.0 kilometers from Kotolte, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. In addition, it is located at 10.0 kilometers from Tenejapa, which is the capital of the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Achlum.
Where is Achlum? How to get there? Map
How to get to the town of Achlum in Chiapas? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Achlum.
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The population of Achlum (Chiapas) is 545 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 269 | 276 | 545 |
2010 | 235 | 231 | 466 |
2005 | 194 | 224 | 418 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.7 | 6.06 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.18% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 10.46% | 10.73% |
Illiterate population (men): | 2.57% | 6.06% |
Illiterate population (women): | 7.89% | 15.32% |
Schooling level: | 5.86 | 5.31 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.38 | 5.89 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.33 | 4.72 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 84.95% | 86.27% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 40.00% | 46.14% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 32.29% | 30.04% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.91% | 55.41% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 15.24% | 5.11% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 84 | 92 |
Homes with electricity: | 97.62% | 96.00% |
Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | 88.00% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 41.67% | 92.00% |
Dwellings with radio: | 28.57% | 52.00% |
Housing with television: | 45.24% | 34.67% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 1.19% | 0.00% |
Housing with washing machine: | 1.19% | 0.00% |
Housing with automobile: | 3.57% | 12.00% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 5.95% | 1.33% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 45.24% | 1.33% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 1.33% |
Satellite photo of Achlum
With the satellite map of Achlum 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 Tenejapa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2023 of Achlum.
Population pyramid of Achlum (Chiapas)
In Achlum 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 Achlum, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 41 | 54 | 95 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 64 | 57 | 121 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 150 | 144 | 294 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 21 | 35 |
Photos of Achlum
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