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El Arenal (Chiapas)

Learn about small village of El Arenal through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 170 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Arenal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Motozintla. There are 170 inhabitants and it is 1,065 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #109 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Arenal, 6% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% 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 El Arenal is located at 17.4 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Motozintla de Mendoza, 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 El Arenal.

#1 Where is El Arenal? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of El Arenal 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 El Arenal.

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#2 The population of El Arenal (Chiapas) is 170 inhabitants

Population data in El Arenal (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	80	90	170
2010	80	72	152
2005	88	87	175

Evolution of the population in El Arenal: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Arenal:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.85	9.72
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	1.18%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	11.18%	11.84%
Illiterate population (men):	2.94%	9.72%
Illiterate population (women):	8.24%	13.75%
Schooling level:	4.54	3.46
Schooling level (men):	4.82	3.61
Schooling level (women):	4.21	3.32

Indigenous culture data in El Arenal:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	4.71%	3.95%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.59%	0.66%
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 El Arenal, 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 housing data in El Arenal:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	33.53%	27.63%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	54.44%	56.94%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	10.00%	1.25%
Number of inhabited private housings:	31	37
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	96.77%	93.33%
Homes with a radio:	70.97%	80.00%
Homes with a television:	64.52%	50.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	48.39%	36.67%
Homes with a washing machine:	22.58%	10.00%
Homes with a car:	0.00%	3.33%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	3.23%	3.33%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	30.00%
Homes with cell phones:	70.97%	6.67%
Homes with Internet:	29.03%	3.33%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Arenal (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Arenal

With the satellite map of El Arenal 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 Motozintla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Arenal.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arenal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Arenal 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:

• FINCA HAMBURGO: 19 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
• DEPARTAMENTOS Y CASAS AMUEBLADOS CON SERVICIOS DE HOTEL: 24 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LA PIEDRA: 25 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)
• MOTEL LA PIEDRA: 24 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Arenal

A weekend in El Arenal and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Arenal and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de El Arenal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Arenal (1875 meters): 2.1 km walk (27 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Nueva Victoria (955 meters): 3.8 km walk (54 minutes), heading Northwest.
• La Calera (2188 meters): 4.6 km walk (93 minutes), heading East.
• Las Joyas (1314 meters): 6.1 km walk (93 minutes), heading Northwest.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Arenal?:

• Nueva Reforma Agraria (79 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• Bélgica (18 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• Los Cocos (9 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
• El Olimpo (14 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Arenal (Chiapas)

In El Arenal 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 El Arenal, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Arenal (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	8	12	20
Youth (6-14 years)	25	22	47
Adults (15-59 years)	38	48	86
Elderly (60+ years)	9	8	17

#7 Pictures of El Arenal

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Arenal? 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 El Arenal.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Arenal (Chiapas) is 30903

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Arenal so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 30903. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Arenal ("30") correspond to the State of Chiapas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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