What is the population of Buenavista (Chiapas)?

Buenavista (Chiapas)

Learn about large village of Buenavista through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 593 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of Buenavista (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas. There are 593 inhabitants and it is 2,224 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality.

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Data: In Buenavista, 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 20% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Buenavista is located at 23.3 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of San Cristóbal de las Casas, 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

How to get to the town of Buenavista 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 Buenavista.

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#2 The population of Buenavista (Chiapas) is 593 inhabitants

Population data in Buenavista (Chiapas)
Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	282	311	593
2010	279	292	571
2005	300	312	612

Evolution of the population in Buenavista: Total Men Women

Other demographic data in Buenavista:
	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.84	10.96
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	11.64%	14.54%
Illiterate population (men):	4.55%	10.96%
Illiterate population (women):	7.08%	18.28%
Schooling level:	6.37	4.98
Schooling level (men):	6.88	5.36
Schooling level (women):	5.79	4.62

Indigenous culture data in Buenavista:
	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	43.84%	47.46%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	21.75%	22.42%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.34%	0.88%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Buenavista, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Buenavista:
	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	61.72%	28.90%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	73.63%	54.79%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	48.58%	1.79%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:	141	143
Homes with electricity:	99.29%	94.26%
Housing with piped water:	96.45%	71.31%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:	44.68%	95.90%
Dwellings with radio:	73.05%	67.21%
Housing with television:	90.78%	60.66%
Housing with refrigerator:	21.28%	2.46%
Housing with washing machine:	19.86%	4.92%
Housing with automobile:	8.51%	0.82%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.71%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	9.93%	4.92%
Dwellings with cellular phones:	36.88%	11.48%
Homes with Internet:	0.71%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Buenavista (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 Buenavista

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Buenavista, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Buenavista.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Buenavista

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

HOTEL SAN JOSÉ EL PARAISO: 20 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
POSADA ALICIA: 22 km away, direction South (16 minutes by car)
HOTEL SAN MARTIN: 22 km away, direction South (18 minutes by car)
HOTEL RESTUARANT CATEDRAL DE MARIA: 23 km away, direction South (18 minutes by car)

#5 Population pyramid of Buenavista (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Buenavista 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 Buenavista there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Buenavista (inhabitants year 2020)
Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	34	32	66
Youth (6-14 years)	47	54	101
Adults (15-59 years)	173	195	368
Elderly (60+ years)	28	30	58

#6 Photos of Buenavista

In order for you to enjoy nature around Buenavista, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Buenavista, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

Enjoy photos of Buenavista at this link

#7 Vote for Buenavista as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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