Chalam (Tenejapa, Chiapas)
Maps, photos and statistics of Chalam, a beautiful medium-sized town of 225 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of Chalam is located in the Municipality of Tenejapa (in the State of Chiapas). There are 225 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #50 in terms of number of inhabitants. Chalam is at 2,167 meters of altitude.
Data: In Chalam, 41% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of Chalam is located at 11.5 kilometers from Kotolte, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. In addition, it is located at 11.7 kilometers from Tenejapa, which is the capital of the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Chalam.
Where is Chalam? How to get there? Map
Location map of Chalam in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Chalam, which is marked with the following symbol
Enjoy spending hours looking at satellite images to find your home or remembering places in a village? We have obtained an updated satellite photo of Chalam and at this link you will navigate through its streets.
The population of Chalam (Chiapas) is 225 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 114 | 111 | 225 |
2010 | 96 | 107 | 203 |
2005 | 88 | 84 | 172 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.16 | 9.35 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 11.11% | 11.82% |
Illiterate population (men): | 4.44% | 9.35% |
Illiterate population (women): | 6.67% | 14.58% |
Schooling level: | 7.23 | 5.94 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.87 | 6.34 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.56 | 5.52 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 88.00% | 89.66% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 21.33% | 47.29% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tenejapa (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 35.56% | 28.57% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 46.85% | 47.66% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 24.56% | 7.29% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 45 | 44 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 94.29% |
Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | 82.86% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 24.44% | 88.57% |
Dwellings with radio: | 40.00% | 37.14% |
Housing with television: | 31.11% | 8.57% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 4.44% | 0.00% |
Housing with washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Housing with automobile: | 4.44% | 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: | 24.44% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Satellite photo of Chalam
With the satellite map of Chalam 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 Tenejapa. You can search free satellite map (2023) of Chalam.
Population pyramid of Chalam (Chiapas)
In Chalam 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 Chalam, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 17 | 13 | 30 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 27 | 25 | 52 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 61 | 63 | 124 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 9 | 10 | 19 |
Photos of Chalam
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Chalam? 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 Chalam.
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Schools in Chalam
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