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El Carmelo (Chiapas)

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The town of El Carmelo (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Villaflores. There are 372 inhabitants and it is 820 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #33 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Carmelo, there is a percentage of 3% of indigenous population and 63% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Carmelo? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Carmelo is located at 16.3 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Villaflores, 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 Carmelo.

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

Online map of El Carmelo 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 Carmelo (Chiapas) is 372 inhabitants

Population data in El Carmelo (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	191	181	372
2010	151	150	301
2005	137	139	276

Evolution of the population in El Carmelo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Carmelo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.64	15.33
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	17.47%	15.61%
Illiterate population (men):	9.41%	15.33%
Illiterate population (women):	8.06%	15.89%
Schooling level:	5.19	4.34
Schooling level (men):	4.98	4.28
Schooling level (women):	5.39	4.41

Indigenous culture data in El Carmelo:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	2.96%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	1.08%	0.33%
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 Carmelo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Villaflores (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Carmelo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	38.17%	34.22%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	64.64%	67.33%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	13.09%	1.32%
Number of inhabited private housings:	93	78
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	98.63%
Homes with piped water:	87.10%	53.42%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	80.65%	57.53%
Homes with a radio:	48.39%	73.97%
Homes with a television:	82.80%	68.49%
Homes with a refrigerator:	55.91%	43.84%
Homes with a washing machine:	19.35%	24.66%
Homes with a car:	6.45%	4.11%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	63.44%	13.70%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Carmelo (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 Carmelo

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Carmelo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Villaflores. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Carmelo.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Carmelo

Do you want to stay in El Carmelo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Carmelo:

• HOTEL EL PARAISO: 11 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CASANOVA: 13 km away, direction West (9 minutes by car)
• MOTEL MAYRA: 18 km away, direction South (12 minutes by car)
• AUTO HOTEL AS: 20 km away, direction South (15 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Carmelo

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Mountains in El Carmelo for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Ocotal (1079 meters): 4.6 km walk (76 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Meseta Escondite Chihuahua (1278 meters): 6.0 km walk (90 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Zapotal (914 meters): 6.4 km walk (80 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro San José (716 meters): 5.2 km walk (66 minutes), heading Southeast.

Other towns near El Carmelo:

• El Santuario (14 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• Villahermosa (52 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• El Naranjo (33 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• Jericó (74 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (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 Carmelo (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Carmelo by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Carmelo there is a generational replacement.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	20	15	35
Youth (6-14 years)	34	32	66
Adults (15-59 years)	115	112	227
Elderly (60+ years)	22	22	44

#7 Pictures of El Carmelo

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Carmelo, 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 Carmelo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in El Carmelo

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