Buenavista (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Buenavista, a beautiful medium-sized town of 222 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of Buenavista (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Huixtán. There are 222 inhabitants and it is 2,083 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 52 minutes away by car (40 km). It is the most populated town in the position #27 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Buenavista, 48% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Buenavista is located at 8.5 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Huixtán, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Buenavista.
#1 Where is Buenavista? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Buenavista (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Buenavista (Chiapas) is 222 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 125 | 97 | 222 |
| 2010 | 127 | 114 | 241 |
| 2005 | 111 | 109 | 220 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.07 | 14.91 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.96% | 18.26% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.95% | 14.91% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.01% | 21.26% |
| Schooling level: | 6.04 | 4.30 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.7 | 4.88 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.43 | 3.80 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 86.94% | 82.57% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 9.91% | 21.99% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Huixtán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 51.35% | 25.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.82% | 42.11% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 44.00% | 11.02% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 45 | 45 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.56% | 93.33% |
| Homes with piped water: | 68.89% | 20.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 33.33% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 31.11% | 42.22% |
| Homes with a television: | 44.44% | 17.78% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 11.11% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 4.44% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 4.44% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 44.44% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Buenavista
With the satellite map of Buenavista 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 Huixtán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Buenavista.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Buenavista
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Buenavista, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Buenavista so you can contact them:- POSADA SANTO TOMAS: 11 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
- POSADA FAMILIAR: 13 km away, direction Northeast (9 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE EL ENCINO: 14 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN JOSÉ EL PARAISO: 34 km away, direction Southwest (27 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Buenavista
Want to know what to see in Buenavista if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Buenavista.Las mejores montes de Buenavista para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Chixte (2120 meters): 1.7 km walk (23 minutes), heading East.
- Mehuitz (2200 meters): 2.8 km walk (41 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Santo Domingo (2139 meters): 5.5 km walk (82 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Tzelepat (2019 meters): 5.6 km walk (74 minutes), heading Southwest.
- San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "Templo ​y Econvento de Santo Domingo de Guzmán", 52 km, heading West (40 minutes by car)
- Chishté (12 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Dolores Chempil (33 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- San Gregorio (128 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Rancho Alegre II (59 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Buenavista (Chiapas)
In Buenavista 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 Buenavista, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 34 | 16 | 50 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 63 | 55 | 118 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 13 | 25 |
#7 Pictures of Buenavista
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Buenavista? 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 Buenavista.
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#9 Schools in Buenavista
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Huixtán
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Huixtán
- Chigtón (126 inhabitants)
- Chishté 2 (12 inhabitants)
- Dolores Chempil (33 inhabitants)
- Duraznal (82 inhabitants)
- La Libertad (968 inhabitants)
- La Ventana (204 inhabitants)
- Las Lajas (115 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Poblado Dolores Chempil (270 inhabitants)
- Pachuctic (39 inhabitants)
- Paytagil (151 inhabitants)
- Reforma Agraria (88 inhabitants)
- San Andrés Puerto Rico (1002 inhabitants)
- San Fernando (663 inhabitants)
- San Gregorio de las Casas (1121 inhabitants)
- San Pedro la TejerÃa (680 inhabitants)