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Ayapa (Tabasco)

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The town of Ayapa (Tabasco) belongs to the municipality of Jalpa de Méndez. There are 6,377 inhabitants and it is 3 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Ayapa, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 10% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Ayapa? You can find it at 7.4 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Jalpa de Méndez, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Ayapa through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Ayapa? How to go? Map

Location map of Ayapa in Tabasco: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Ayapa, which is marked with the following symbol

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Meet all the magical towns of the Tabasco State and discover their cultural essence

The Ayapaneco language has been spoken in the area of Tabasco (Mexico) for centuries. It has managed to survive the Spanish conquest, floods, and several wars. But, like many indigenous Mexican languages, it is endangered.

In fact, there are only two people who can speak Ayapaneco fluently, both of whom live in the small Mexican town of Ayapa, but the problem is that they refuse to speak to each other. Isidro Velázquez (69 years old) and Manuel Segovia (75 years old) have their house 500 metres from each other, but they haven't spoken to each other for many years. The reason for this anger is unclear, but it is certain that all those who know them claim that they have never enjoyed each other's company.

Segovia continued to speak ayapaneco talking to his brother until he died many years ago. He still tries to use it with his son and his wife who understand him, but these two are not able to speak beyond a few words. For his part, Velázquez no longer speaks to anyone in his mother tongue.

Ayapaneco is a so-called "linguistic island", always surrounded by much stronger indigenous languages, together with the arrival of compulsory Spanish education, which led to the practical extinction of this pre-Columbian language.

No one had managed to convince these two former friends to speak a word in Ayapaneco until a campaign led by James A. Fox, a professor of linguistics at Stanford, and a telecommunications company managed to get Velázquez and Segovia to speak again as part of a telco marketing campaign. To this end, they built a small one-room school, named after these two people, where they will now try to teach the children the Ayapaneco.

#2 The population of Ayapa (Tabasco) is 6,377 inhabitants

Population data in Ayapa (Tabasco)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	3114	3263	6377
2010	2760	2880	5640
2005	2388	2564	4952

Evolution of the population in Ayapa: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Ayapa:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.56	5.66
Population coming from outside the State of Tabasco:	1.43%	0.76%
Illiterate population:	5.66%	7.85%
Illiterate population (men):	2.20%	5.66%
Illiterate population (women):	3.47%	10.14%
Schooling level:	8.96	7.55
Schooling level (men):	9.37	8.15
Schooling level (women):	8.54	6.94

Indigenous culture data in Ayapa:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	2.73%	1.76%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	1.14%	0.51%
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 Ayapa, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Tabasco, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Jalpa de Méndez (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Ayapa:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	43.50%	27.50%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	52.87%	45.10%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	33.69%	9.13%
Number of inhabited private housings:	1,414	1,229
Homes with electricity:	98.02%	98.85%
Homes with piped water:	97.95%	94.96%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	93.35%	88.52%
Homes with a radio:	39.46%	56.71%
Homes with a television:	77.86%	81.54%
Homes with a refrigerator:	72.49%	68.55%
Homes with a washing machine:	60.47%	52.21%
Homes with a car:	9.26%	6.98%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	11.81%	6.71%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.40%	3.62%
Homes with cell phones:	75.46%	38.69%
Homes with Internet:	10.18%	0.80%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Ayapa (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Tabasco, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Ayapa

With the satellite map of Ayapa 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 Jalpa de Méndez. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Ayapa.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Ayapa

Many people want to stay in the town of Ayapa 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:

• AUTO HOTEL TROJA: 10 km away, direction Southeast (7 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUÉSPEDES AURA: 11 km away, direction Southeast (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL AURA: 10 km away, direction Southeast (8 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CASA DE HUÉSPEDES AURA: 10 km away, direction Southeast (7 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Ayapa

A weekend in Ayapa and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Ayapa and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of Ayapa?:

• Ribera del Puente (186 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• El Mango de Ayapa (510 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• El Carmen (La Ensenada) (146 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
• Cupilco (2811 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Ayapa (Tabasco)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Ayapa by age and gender, 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 Ayapa there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Ayapa (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	367	427	794
Youth (6-14 years)	606	636	1,242
Adults (15-59 years)	1,906	1,958	3,864
Elderly (60+ years)	235	242	477

#7 Pictures of Ayapa

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Ayapa? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Ayapa.
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#8 The Postal Code of Ayapa (Tabasco) is 86209

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Ayapa so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 86209. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Ayapa ("86") correspond to the State of Tabasco, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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- The best towns in Mexico
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#10 Schools in Ayapa

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#11 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Ayapa

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