Bomchen (Chiapas)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Bomchen (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 412 inhabitants?

The place of Bomchen is inside the municipality of Zinacantán (in the State of Chiapas). There are 412 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #35 of the whole municipality. Bomchen is at 2,281 meters of altitude.

Data: In Bomchen, 1% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Bomchen is located at 6.0 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Navenchauc, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Zinacantán) it is at 4.1 kilometers in direction Northeast. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Bomchen.

#1 Where is Bomchen? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Bomchen (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Bomchen (Chiapas) is 412 inhabitants

Population data in Bomchen (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020229183412
2010152137289
2005117117234
Evolution of the population in Bomchen: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Bomchen:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):1.819.71
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:17.23%23.53%
Illiterate population (men):6.31%19.71%
Illiterate population (women):10.92%26.97%
Schooling level:3.93.68
Schooling level (men):4.214.11
Schooling level (women):3.633.30
Indigenous culture data in Bomchen:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:90.53%86.16%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:44.66%53.29%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Bomchen, 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 Bomchen:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:31.80%30.45%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.11%56.20%
Employed population over 12 years (women):9.17%7.24%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:8258
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:69.51%32.14%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:21.95%91.07%
Dwellings with radio:64.63%53.57%
Housing with television:62.20%37.50%
Housing with refrigerator:2.44%1.79%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%1.79%
Housing with automobile:14.63%12.50%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:1.22%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:1.22%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:31.71%5.36%
Homes with Internet:2.44%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Bomchen (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 Bomchen

With the satellite map of Bomchen 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 Bomchen.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Bomchen

Do you want to stay in Bomchen? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Bomchen:

#5 Population pyramid of Bomchen (Chiapas)

In Bomchen 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 Bomchen, 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 Bomchen
Data of the age pyramid of the town Bomchen (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)331649
Youth (6-14 years)5849107
Adults (15-59 years)125104229
Elderly (60+ years)131427

#6 Photos of Bomchen

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

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#7 The Postal Code of Bomchen (Chiapas) is 29355

Are you going to send a letter to Bomchen? Do you have a friend in Bomchen and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Bomchen consists of the following 5 digits: 29355. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Bomchen ("29") correspond to the state code of Chiapas, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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  3. Elambo Bajo (862 inhabitants)
  4. Jechvo (440 inhabitants)
  5. Jomal-Osil (283 inhabitants)
  6. K'Aquete (391 inhabitants)
  7. La Granadilla (499 inhabitants)
  8. Las Minas (- inhabitants)
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  10. Petztoj Bajo (369 inhabitants)
  11. Rancho Nuevo (73 inhabitants)
  12. San Isidro (42 inhabitants)
  13. Shulvo (811 inhabitants)
  14. Tzajalnam (392 inhabitants)
  15. Zinacantán (5575 inhabitants)