Chilón (Chiapas)
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All the information about this town of 8,982 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The place of Chilón is inside the municipality of Chilón (in the State of Chiapas). There are 8,982 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #1 of the ranking. Chilón is at 869 meters of altitude.
Data: In Chilón, 51% of the inhabitants are catholic and 23% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
#1 Where is Chilón? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Chilón 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 Chilón.
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#2 The population of Chilón (Chiapas) is 8,982 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 4650 | 4332 | 8982 |
2010 | 3751 | 3617 | 7368 |
2005 | 3207 | 3160 | 6367 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.39 | 13.30 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.63% | 0.39% |
Illiterate population: | 14.97% | 17.22% |
Illiterate population (men): | 5.41% | 13.30% |
Illiterate population (women): | 9.56% | 21.01% |
Schooling level: | 7.01 | 5.65 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.72 | 6.36 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.37 | 5.01 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 74.91% | 81.81% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 50.27% | 54.47% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.33% | 6.99% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chilón (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 46.29% | 25.07% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.75% | 41.06% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 37.48% | 9.65% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 2,126 | 2,038 |
Homes with electricity: | 98.31% | 94.36% |
Housing with piped water: | 99.58% | 95.00% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.52% | 92.18% |
Dwellings with radio: | 55.93% | 65.66% |
Housing with television: | 73.28% | 67.20% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 52.02% | 45.87% |
Housing with washing machine: | 22.95% | 19.54% |
Housing with automobile: | 11.76% | 12.68% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.14% | 8.84% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 4.09% | 7.30% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 75.59% | 45.29% |
Homes with Internet: | 5.64% | 4.10% |
#3 Satellite photo of Chilón
With the satellite map of Chilón 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 Chilón. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Chilón.
#4 Population pyramid of Chilón (Chiapas)
In Chilón 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 Chilón, 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) | 625 | 625 | 1,250 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 1,021 | 986 | 2,007 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 2,672 | 2,417 | 5,089 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 332 | 304 | 636 |
#5 Photos of Chilón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Chilón? 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 Chilón.
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#6 The Postal Code of Chilón (Chiapas) is 29940
Are you going to send a letter to Chilón? Do you have a friend in Chilón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Chilón consists of the following 5 digits: 29940. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Chilón ("29") 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.
#7 Vote for Chilón as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Chiapas, by popular vote:
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#8 Comments and opinions about Chilón
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#11 Hotels & Accommodation in Chilón
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#13 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Chilón
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Chilón
#14 Other towns in the Municipality of Chilón
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- Carmen Tzonep (81 inhabitants)
- Chapuyil (152 inhabitants)
- Jol Chamenjá (241 inhabitants)
- K'Antajtik 2da. Sección (49 inhabitants)
- La Florida (43 inhabitants)
- Las Limas (119 inhabitants)
- Las Maravillas (- inhabitants)
- Majasil (170 inhabitants)
- Nueva Esperanza (48 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Labrador (31 inhabitants)
- Paxila (85 inhabitants)
- Sacún San Miguel (57 inhabitants)
- Xexal (204 inhabitants)
- Yulubmax (330 inhabitants)