El Caracol (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Caracol, a beautiful small village of 105 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of El Caracol (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Las Margaritas. There are 105 inhabitants and it is 355 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #177 of the ranking.
Data: In El Caracol, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Caracol? You can find it at 58.6 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Las Margaritas, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Caracol through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Caracol? How to go? Map
Online map of El Caracol 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 Caracol (Chiapas) is 105 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | 50 | 105 |
| 2010 | 54 | 52 | 106 |
| 2005 | 66 | 66 | 132 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.38 | 25.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 24.76% | 25.47% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 10.48% | 25.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 14.29% | 25.93% |
| Schooling level: | 2.52 | 1.77 |
| Schooling level (men): | 2.5 | 1.76 |
| Schooling level (women): | 2.53 | 1.77 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 5.71% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.95% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Las Margaritas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 62.86% | 21.70% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 70.00% | 44.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 56.36% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 19 | 25 |
| Homes with electricity: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 57.89% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 15.79% | 93.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Caracol
With the satellite map of El Caracol 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 Las Margaritas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Caracol.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Caracol
Do you want to stay in El Caracol? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Caracol:- HOTEL VICTOR SAN AGUSTIN: 34 km away, direction Southeast (27 minutes by car)
- ESTACIÓN IXCAN CENTRO ECOTURÍSTICO: 33 km away, direction Southeast (23 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS EN MARAVILLA TENEJAPA: 34 km away, direction Southeast (29 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE MARAVILLA: 40 km away, direction Southeast (28 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Caracol
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Caracol? The list of the best places to visit in El Caracol and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Caracol para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Calvario (990 meters): 16.8 km walk (347 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro la Pirámide (485 meters): 15.5 km walk (258 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Bola (1127 meters): 14.1 km walk (180 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Tigre (874 meters): 19.1 km walk (327 minutes), heading South.
- Paso Hondo (30 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Río Caliente (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Rosa (37 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Nueva Creación (65 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Caracol (Chiapas)
In El Caracol 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 Caracol, 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) | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
#7 Pictures of El Caracol
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Caracol? 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 Caracol.
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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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas
#9 Schools in El Caracol
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Las Margaritas
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- Saltillo (1343 inhabitants)
- San Felipe (10 inhabitants)
- San Gregorio la Esperanza (274 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (795 inhabitants)
- La Gloria (11 inhabitants)
- Veracruz (182 inhabitants)