El Alcanfor (San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas)
Learn about small village of El Alcanfor through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 83 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The place of El Alcanfor is inside the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas (in the State of Chiapas). There are 83 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #78 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Alcanfor is at 2,457 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Alcanfor, 24% 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.
The town of El Alcanfor is located at 8.5 kilometers from San Cristóbal de las Casas, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Alcanfor.
#1 Where is El Alcanfor? How to go? Map
Online map of El Alcanfor in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Alcanfor (Chiapas) is 83 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 49 | 34 | 83 |
| 2010 | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| 2005 | 31 | 25 | 56 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.16 | 8.70 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 18.07% | 26.42% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.02% | 8.70% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 12.05% | 40.00% |
| Schooling level: | 4.48 | 4.13 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5 | 6.50 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.08 | 2.28 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 78.31% | 92.45% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 31.33% | 56.60% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.60% | 30.19% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.82% | 56.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 44.90% | 10.00% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 18 | 12 |
| Homes with electricity: | 94.44% | 72.73% |
| Housing with piped water: | 88.89% | 72.73% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 44.44% | 45.45% |
| Housing with television: | 44.44% | 0.00% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 11.11% | 0.00% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 5.56% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 11.11% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.56% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 55.56% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Alcanfor
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Alcanfor, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Alcanfor.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Alcanfor
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Alcanfor, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Alcanfor so you can contact them.:- LA GARITA CABAÑAS: 10 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
- LA GARITA CABAÑAS: 10 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL EL CUCAYO: 10 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- PARKING CAMPING: 10 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Alcanfor (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Alcanfor 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 El Alcanfor there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 21 | 18 | 39 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
#6 Photos of El Alcanfor
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Alcanfor? 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 El Alcanfor.
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#9 Schools in El Alcanfor
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