Los Girasoles
We have collected many facts about the small village of Los Girasoles, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 17 inhabitants of Chiapas.
Its former name was Choles de Palenque.
The town of Los Girasoles belongs to the municipality of Palenque (State of Chiapas). There are 17 inhabitants and it is 43 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Palenque is 7 minutes away by car (7 km). It is the most populated town in the position #207 of the whole municipality.
You may know this town as Choles de Palenque, because this was its former name. This town decided to change its name in the year 2010.
Data: In Los Girasoles, 8% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% 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 Los Girasoles is located at 4.6 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Palenque, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Los Girasoles.
#1 Where is Los Girasoles? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Los Girasoles 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 Los Girasoles.
Do you want to know if your last name is among the most common in the Chiapas State? Here is a complete list of the most popular ones
#2 The population of Los Girasoles (Chiapas) is 17 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2010 | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| 2005 | 16 | 22 | 38 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.5 | 11.11 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 11.76% | 3.45% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.76% | 13.79% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.88% | 11.11% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.88% | 16.13% |
| Schooling level: | 6.25 | 5.02 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6 | 5.42 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.5 | 4.68 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 86.21% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 52.94% | 58.62% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.88% | 1.72% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Palenque (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 23.53% | 46.55% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 30.00% | 66.67% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 14.29% | 29.03% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 5 | 19 |
| Homes with electricity: | 20.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 20.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 20.00% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 20.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 6.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.00% | 20.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Los Girasoles
With the satellite map of Los Girasoles 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 Palenque. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Los Girasoles.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Los Girasoles
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Los Girasoles, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Los Girasoles so you can contact them:- HOTEL Y VILLAS KIN´HA: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS SAN CATARINO: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RESTAURANTE LOS LEONES: 4 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BOUTIQUE PIEDRA DE AGUA: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Los Girasoles
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Los Girasoles? The list of the best places to visit in Los Girasoles and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de Los Girasoles para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Mirador (594 meters): 5.5 km walk (104 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Casa el Tigre (731 meters): 10.8 km walk (162 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Don Juan (474 meters): 15.3 km walk (317 minutes), heading West.
- Cojolita (666 meters): 13.8 km walk (169 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Palenque (Chiapas): Don't miss "Yaxchilán", 7 km, heading East (7 minutes by car)
- Corozal (9 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- La Lomita (20 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- La Selva (67 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- La Victoria (12 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Los Girasoles (Chiapas)
In Los Girasoles 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 Los Girasoles, 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) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
#7 Pictures of Los Girasoles
In order for you to enjoy nature around Los Girasoles, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Los Girasoles, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de Los Girasoles en este enlace
#8 Vote for Los Girasoles as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Los Girasoles or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Los Girasoles to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Palenque
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Palenque
- Agua Fría 2da. Sección (84 inhabitants)
- El Borbotón (- inhabitants)
- El Tigrillo (1 inhabitants)
- Francisco Villa (271 inhabitants)
- La Capulina (San Miguel) (2 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (- inhabitants)
- Las Tres Hermanas (5 inhabitants)
- Los Laureles (- inhabitants)
- Nuevo Progreso (2 inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua (4 inhabitants)
- Río San Diego (160 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (La Suiza) (3 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (5 inhabitants)
- San José (12 inhabitants)
- Tres Hermanos (3 inhabitants)