Chimalapa (Mezcalapa, Chiapas)

We have collected many facts about the small village of Chimalapa, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 135 inhabitants of Chiapas.

The town of Chimalapa is located in the Municipality of Mezcalapa (in the State of Chiapas). There are 135 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #85 of the whole municipality. Chimalapa is at 82 meters of altitude.

Data: In Chimalapa, 23% of individuals have completed secondary education and 7% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Chimalapa is located at 34.9 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Raudales Malpaso, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Raudales Malpaso) it is at 17.3 kilometers in direction South. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Chimalapa.

#1 Where is Chimalapa? How to get there? Map

Online map of Chimalapa in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of Chimalapa (Chiapas) is 135 inhabitants

Population data in Chimalapa (Mezcalapa, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20207560135
2010392867
2005383674
Evolution of the population in Chimalapa: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Chimalapa:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.417.14
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:7.41%5.97%
Illiterate population:5.93%10.45%
Illiterate population (men):1.48%7.14%
Illiterate population (women):4.44%12.82%
Schooling level:7.575.87
Schooling level (men):87.48
Schooling level (women):7.224.52
Indigenous culture data in Chimalapa:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:22.22%22.39%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:11.11%16.42%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Chimalapa, 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 Chimalapa:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:45.19%31.34%
Employed population over 12 years (men):55.00%57.14%
Employed population over 12 years (women):37.33%12.82%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:2916
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:89.66%84.62%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:96.55%92.31%
Dwellings with radio:3.45%30.77%
Housing with television:68.97%61.54%
Housing with refrigerator:65.52%46.15%
Housing with washing machine:48.28%7.69%
Housing with automobile:17.24%7.69%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:6.90%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:51.72%7.69%
Homes with Internet:13.79%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Chimalapa (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Chimalapa

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Chimalapa, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Mezcalapa. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Chimalapa.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Chimalapa

Many people want to stay in the town of Chimalapa itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:

#5 Population pyramid of Chimalapa (Chiapas)

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

Population pyramid of Chimalapa
Data of the age pyramid of the town Chimalapa (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)91221
Youth (6-14 years)16824
Adults (15-59 years)453479
Elderly (60+ years)5611

#6 Photos of Chimalapa

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Chimalapa? 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 Chimalapa.

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Mezcalapa

  1. Así es la Vida (29 inhabitants)
  2. Bonampak (- inhabitants)
  3. Buenavista (14 inhabitants)
  4. El Granado (- inhabitants)
  5. El Huichol (2 inhabitants)
  6. El Paraíso (- inhabitants)
  7. Kilometro 62 los Olivos (63 inhabitants)
  8. Las Bugambilias (10 inhabitants)
  9. Las Delicias (3 inhabitants)
  10. Lázaro Cárdenas (278 inhabitants)
  11. Nuevo México (556 inhabitants)
  12. Nuevo Paraíso (67 inhabitants)
  13. Ramón Cruz Sánchez (8 inhabitants)
  14. Los Dos Socios (3 inhabitants)
  15. San Francisco (5 inhabitants)