Chentón (Chiapas)
Learn about large village of Chentón through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 512 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of Chentón is located in the Municipality of La Independencia (in the State of Chiapas). There are 512 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #21 of the ranking. Chentón is at 1,523 meters of altitude.
Data: In Chentón, 25% of the population over 12 years is single and 5% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Chentón? You can find it at 6.4 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of El Triunfo, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to La Independencia, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at West, at 13.6 kilometers. To enjoy the Chentón location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.
Where is Chentón? How to get there? Map
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The population of Chentón (Chiapas) is 512 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 260 | 252 | 512 |
2010 | 263 | 249 | 512 |
2005 | 253 | 203 | 456 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.27 | 4.02 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.39% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 5.47% | 9.77% |
Illiterate population (men): | 1.56% | 4.02% |
Illiterate population (women): | 3.91% | 15.21% |
Schooling level: | 6.21 | 5.53 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.67 | 6.13 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.78 | 5 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.37% | 3.32% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.39% | 1.17% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 64.26% | 46.48% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.65% | 68.27% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 60.00% | 25.86% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 137 | 129 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Housing with piped water: | 99.27% | 94.96% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 56.20% | 100.00% |
Dwellings with radio: | 75.18% | 87.39% |
Housing with television: | 88.32% | 88.24% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 73.72% | 48.74% |
Housing with washing machine: | 71.53% | 42.02% |
Housing with automobile: | 37.96% | 33.61% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.49% | 0.84% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 3.65% | 17.65% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 81.02% | 46.22% |
Homes with Internet: | 5.11% | 0.84% |
Hotels and Accommodation near Chentón
Do you want to stay in Chentón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Chentón:- HOTEL PLAZA REAL: 9 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE DEL CENTRO: 11 km away, direction Northwest (9 minutes by car)
- POSADA LAS FLORES: 16 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE SANTA ANA: 17 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
Satellite photo of Chentón
With the satellite map of Chentón 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 La Independencia. You can search free satellite map (2023) of Chentón.
Population pyramid of Chentón (Chiapas)
In Chentón 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 Chentón, 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) | 27 | 30 | 57 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 31 | 30 | 61 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 172 | 154 | 326 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 30 | 38 | 68 |
Photos of Chentón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Chentón? 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 Chentón.
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The Postal Code of Chentón (Chiapas) is 30175
Are you going to send a letter to Chentón? Do you have a friend in Chentón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Chentón consists of the following 5 digits: 30175. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Chentón ("30") 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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Schools in Chentón
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