Chakteal (Chiapas)

Maps, photos and statistics of Chakteal, a beautiful medium-sized town of 227 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of Chakteal is located in the Municipality of Chalchihuitán (in the State of Chiapas). There are 227 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants. Chakteal is at 1,387 meters of altitude.

Data: In Chakteal, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 36% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Chakteal? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of Chakteal is located at 6.8 kilometers from Chiquinshulum, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. In addition, it is located at 6.3 kilometers from Chalchihuitán, 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 Chakteal.

Where is Chakteal? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to Chakteal (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Chakteal, which has the following symbol Map marker


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The population of Chakteal (Chiapas) is 227 inhabitants

Population data in Chakteal (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020112115227
2010199200399
2005188187375
Evolution of the population in Chakteal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Chakteal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.557.50
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:14.98%14.54%
Illiterate population (men):3.08%7.50%
Illiterate population (women):11.89%21.61%
Schooling level:5.784.86
Schooling level (men):6.685.85
Schooling level (women):5.043.83
Indigenous culture data in Chakteal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:85.02%88.97%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:51.54%46.87%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Chakteal, 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 Chakteal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:21.15%28.07%
Employed population over 12 years (men):38.26%50.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):3.57%6.03%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5592
Homes with electricity:96.36%93.83%
Housing with piped water:21.82%9.88%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:0.00%86.42%
Dwellings with radio:32.73%50.62%
Housing with television:23.64%34.57%
Housing with refrigerator:7.27%8.64%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:10.91%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:36.36%2.47%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Chakteal (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

Satellite photo of Chakteal

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Chakteal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Chalchihuitán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2023 of Chakteal.


Population pyramid of Chakteal (Chiapas)

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

Population pyramid of Chakteal
Data of the age pyramid of the town Chakteal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)162642
Youth (6-14 years)162339
Adults (15-59 years)7161132
Elderly (60+ years)9514

Photos of Chakteal

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