El Bosque (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Bosque, a beautiful city of 5,833 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of El Bosque (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of El Bosque. There are 5,833 inhabitants and it is 1,080 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 81 minutes away by car (56 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #1 of the ranking.
Data: In El Bosque, 57% of the inhabitants are catholic and 17% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
#1 Where is El Bosque? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Bosque 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 Bosque.
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#2 The population of El Bosque (Chiapas) is 5,833 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2979 | 2854 | 5833 |
| 2010 | 2574 | 2581 | 5155 |
| 2005 | 1982 | 1970 | 3952 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.31 | 15.81 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.09% | 0.08% |
| Illiterate population: | 17.81% | 21.24% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.20% | 15.81% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.61% | 26.69% |
| Schooling level: | 6.2 | 4.91 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.63 | 5.60 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.8 | 4.25 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 91.39% | 93.23% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 75.91% | 76.02% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 11.97% | 20.10% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of El Bosque (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 25.78% | 27.16% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 43.62% | 48.04% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 8.69% | 6.22% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 1,409 | 1,264 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.79% | 97.55% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.37% | 94.28% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 93.47% | 94.46% |
| Homes with a radio: | 33.92% | 37.97% |
| Homes with a television: | 74.73% | 66.49% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 47.20% | 30.88% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 16.61% | 8.08% |
| Homes with a car: | 6.74% | 7.08% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.33% | 3.54% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.70% | 9.45% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 64.09% | 26.88% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.98% | 0.64% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Bosque
With the satellite map of El Bosque 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 El Bosque. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Bosque.
#4 What to do in El Bosque
A weekend in El Bosque and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Bosque and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Bosque para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Coclemach (1755 meters): 1.6 km walk (33 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Los Chorros (1554 meters): 2.4 km walk (32 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Junal (836 meters): 4.6 km walk (84 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Lanza (1370 meters): 6.6 km walk (137 minutes), heading Southeast.
- San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "Iglesia de San Nicolás", 81 km, heading South (56 minutes by car)
- El Mangal (12 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- La Esperanza (25 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Chivaltic (14 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- Nueva Ucrania (59 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Bosque (Chiapas)
In El Bosque 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 Bosque, 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) | 401 | 380 | 781 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 624 | 630 | 1,254 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 1,706 | 1,633 | 3,339 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 248 | 211 | 459 |
#6 Pictures of El Bosque
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Bosque, 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 Bosque, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Bosque en este enlace
#7 The Postal Code of El Bosque (Chiapas) is 29840
Are you going to send a letter to El Bosque? Do you have a friend in El Bosque and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Bosque consists of the following 5 digits: 29840. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Bosque ("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.
#8 Vote for El Bosque as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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:
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- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas
#9 Schools in El Bosque
#10 Hotels & Accommodation in El Bosque
#11 Bars, night clubs and cafes in El Bosque
#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in El Bosque
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of El Bosque
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of El Bosque
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- Álvaro Obregón (1539 inhabitants)
- Buenavista (5 inhabitants)
- Candelario Gómez Hernández [Candelario Gómez Hernández (14 inhabitants)
- El Bosque (5833 inhabitants)
- Florencia (281 inhabitants)
- La Gloria Chikinchén (22 inhabitants)
- Las Delicias (552 inhabitants)
- Los Ángeles (949 inhabitants)
- Carmen el Ocotal (312 inhabitants)
- Plátanos (2671 inhabitants)
- San Andrés el Paraíso (5 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (Los López) (7 inhabitants)
- San Antonio el Triunfo (90 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (39 inhabitants)