Chimala
We have collected many facts about the small village of Chimala, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 190 inhabitants of Puebla.
The town of Chimala belongs to the municipality of Huatlatlauca (State of Puebla). There are 190 inhabitants and it is 1,623 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Chimala, 12% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Chimala is located at 3.5 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Tepetzitzintla, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Huatlatlauca) it is at 4.6 kilometers in direction Southesast. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Chimala.
#1 Where is Chimala? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Chimala (Puebla) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Chimala, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Chimala (Puebla) is 190 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 103 | 87 | 190 |
| 2010 | 90 | 63 | 153 |
| 2005 | 80 | 55 | 135 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.49 | 20.63 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Puebla: | 10.53% | 13.07% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.58% | 30.07% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.05% | 20.63% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.53% | 36.67% |
| Schooling level: | 6.26 | 3.80 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.47 | 4.11 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.11 | 3.62 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 93.68% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 62.11% | 65.36% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 2.11% | 6.54% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 48.95% | 28.76% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.47% | 46.03% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 41.75% | 16.67% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 48 | 67 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.92% | 95.35% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.92% | 95.35% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 52.08% | 74.42% |
| Homes with a television: | 83.33% | 76.74% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 66.67% | 27.91% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 35.42% | 20.93% |
| Homes with a car: | 35.42% | 18.60% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.17% | 2.33% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 16.67% | 9.30% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 70.83% | 23.26% |
| Homes with Internet: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Chimala
With the satellite map of Chimala 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 Huatlatlauca. You can search free satellite map (2025) of Chimala.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Chimala
Do you want to stay in Chimala? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Chimala:- HOTEL EMMANUEL: 5 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO: 18 km away, direction East (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA LA HUERTA: 24 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTO DOMINGO HUEHUETLÁN: 23 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Chimala
A weekend in Chimala and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Chimala and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Chimala for hiking and trails:
- Mesa Peyotla (1592 meters): 3.3 km walk (51 minutes), heading South.
- Mesa Izote Agujerado (1571 meters): 5.8 km walk (78 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mesa La Barreta (1564 meters): 4.8 km walk (76 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mesa Soyatemayo (1588 meters): 7.2 km walk (89 minutes), heading West.
- Tochmatzintla (196 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Quetzalapa (San Baltazar Quetzalapa) (333 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
- Tepanacitla (Guadalupe Tepanacitla) (301 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Socontitla (Barranca Socontitla) (16 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Chimala (Puebla)
In Chimala 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 Chimala, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 23 | 23 | 46 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 58 | 43 | 101 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 8 | 20 |
#7 Pictures of Chimala
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Chimala? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Chimala.
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#8 Vote for Chimala as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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- The best towns in Mexico
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#9 Schools in Chimala
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Huatlatlauca
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Huatlatlauca
- Ahuatempan (San Lucas Ahuatempan) (291 inhabitants)
- Álvaro Obregón Ejido (92 inhabitants)
- Baixtla (30 inhabitants)
- Emiliano Zapata (390 inhabitants)
- Huatlatlauca (770 inhabitants)
- Quetzalapa (San Baltazar Quetzalapa) (333 inhabitants)
- Rancho Rosas (46 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Cosahuatla (318 inhabitants)
- San Nicolás Atlalpan (412 inhabitants)
- San Nicolás Tolentino (16 inhabitants)
- Santo Tomás Atlixilihuian (57 inhabitants)
- Socontitla (Barranca Socontitla) (16 inhabitants)
- Tempexquixtla (253 inhabitants)
- Tepanacitla (Guadalupe Tepanacitla) (301 inhabitants)
- Tepetzitzintla (1352 inhabitants)