El Azufre (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Azufre, a beautiful large village of 880 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of El Azufre (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Huitiupán. There are 880 inhabitants and it is 738 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tapijulapa is 61 minutes away by car (50 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #7 of the ranking.
Data: In El Azufre, there is a percentage of 91% of indigenous population and 29% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Azufre? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Azufre? You can find it at 5.6 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Huitiupán, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Azufre through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Azufre? How to go? Map
Location map of El Azufre in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Azufre, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Azufre (Chiapas) is 880 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 440 | 440 | 880 |
| 2010 | 416 | 452 | 868 |
| 2005 | 340 | 367 | 707 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.64 | 7.52 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.34% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.41% | 13.02% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.77% | 7.52% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.64% | 18.99% |
| Schooling level: | 6.64 | 5.52 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.22 | 6.39 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.06 | 4.49 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 91.14% | 99.54% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 76.36% | 89.40% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 2.16% | 3.80% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 68.64% | 33.18% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 71.59% | 62.39% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 65.68% | 1.44% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 224 | 181 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.87% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.11% | 98.87% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.21% | 98.31% |
| Homes with a radio: | 26.79% | 50.28% |
| Homes with a television: | 61.61% | 57.06% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 37.05% | 20.90% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 4.46% | 1.69% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.89% | 1.13% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.89% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.36% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 29.46% | 2.82% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.34% | 0.56% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Azufre
With the satellite map of El Azufre 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 Huitiupán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Azufre.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Azufre
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Azufre, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Azufre so you can contact them:- POSADA Y MINIABARROTES: 8 km away, direction Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AMBAR: 14 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BUGAMBILIAS: 16 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
- POSADA LA TORRE: 15 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Azufre
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Azufre? The list of the best places to visit in El Azufre and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Azufre para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Itzantun (598 meters): 1.4 km walk (28 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro La Ventana (718 meters): 2.6 km walk (46 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Ambar (1305 meters): 2.8 km walk (38 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Petroleo (1455 meters): 7.7 km walk (113 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Tapijulapa (Tabasco): Don't miss "Reserva Ecológica de Kolem Jaá", 61 km, heading Northwest (50 minutes by car)
- Enrique Rodríguez Cano (220 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Benito Juárez (235 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Naquem (242 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- La Ventana ( San Julian ) (474 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Azufre (Chiapas)
In El Azufre 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 Azufre, 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) | 45 | 44 | 89 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 80 | 74 | 154 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 274 | 278 | 552 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 41 | 44 | 85 |
#7 Pictures of El Azufre
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Azufre, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Azufre, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Azufre (Chiapas) is 29717
Are you going to send a letter to El Azufre? Do you have a friend in El Azufre and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Azufre consists of the following 5 digits: 29717. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Azufre ("29") correspond to the state code of Chiapas, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Azufre as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas
#10 Schools in El Azufre
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Huitiupán
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- Las Maravillas (44 inhabitants)
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- Los Cocos (28 inhabitants)
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- San Martín Buenavista (134 inhabitants)
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