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El Calvario (Chiapas)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Calvario (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 338 inhabitants?

The town of El Calvario (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of La Independencia. There are 338 inhabitants and it is 1,516 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Comitán de Domínguez is 33 minutes away by car (29 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #31 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Calvario, 17% of individuals have completed secondary education and 5% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Calvario? You can find it at 6.1 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of El Triunfo, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to La Independencia, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at West, at 12.3 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Calvario through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Online map of El Calvario 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 Calvario (Chiapas) is 338 inhabitants

Population data in El Calvario (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	169	169	338
2010	132	150	282
2005	128	123	251

Evolution of the population in El Calvario: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Calvario:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.35	1.33
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	1.78%	1.77%
Illiterate population:	3.85%	8.87%
Illiterate population (men):	0.59%	1.33%
Illiterate population (women):	3.25%	17.42%
Schooling level:	7.66	5.94
Schooling level (men):	8.58	6.87
Schooling level (women):	6.73	4.94

Indigenous culture data in El Calvario:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.00%
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 Calvario, 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 Calvario:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	36.69%	32.62%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	66.27%	59.33%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	7.10%	2.27%
Number of inhabited private housings:	85	76
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	98.55%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	89.41%	95.65%
Homes with a radio:	88.24%	81.16%
Homes with a television:	92.94%	92.75%
Homes with a refrigerator:	85.88%	56.52%
Homes with a washing machine:	72.94%	49.28%
Homes with a car:	44.71%	40.58%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	4.71%	5.80%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	17.39%
Homes with cell phones:	85.88%	44.93%
Homes with Internet:	2.35%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Calvario (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 Calvario

With the satellite map of El Calvario 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 La Independencia. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Calvario.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Calvario

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Calvario, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Calvario so you can contact them:

• HOTEL PLAZA REAL: 8 km away, direction Northwest (6 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE DEL CENTRO: 10 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
• POSADA LAS FLORES: 15 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE SANTA ANA: 16 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Calvario

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

• Cerro La Cruz (1628 meters): 5.1 km walk (73 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Bacalhuitz (1674 meters): 7.1 km walk (141 minutes), heading West.
• Cujtic (1740 meters): 10.3 km walk (207 minutes), heading West.

Magical Towns near El Calvario to discover the Mexican culture:

• Comitán de Domínguez (Chiapas): Don't miss "Templo del Calvario", 33 km, heading West (29 minutes by car)

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

• San Antonio Guayamusej (192 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• El Porvenir (177 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
• Nueva Libertad (101 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
• La Primavera (233 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 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 Calvario (Chiapas)

In El Calvario 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 Calvario, 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 Calvario (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	25	22	47
Youth (6-14 years)	22	24	46
Adults (15-59 years)	112	107	219
Elderly (60+ years)	10	16	26

#7 Pictures of El Calvario

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Calvario? 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 Calvario.
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#9 Schools in El Calvario

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