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El Carmen (Chiapas)

The most complete information about the small village of El Carmen (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 186 inhabitants?

The town of El Carmen (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 186 inhabitants and it is 1,145 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #172 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Carmen, 33% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Carmen is located at 9.9 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Ocosingo, 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 Carmen.

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

Location map of El Carmen in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Carmen, which is marked with the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Carmen (Chiapas) is 186 inhabitants

Population data in El Carmen (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	104	82	186
2010	110	100	210
2005	124	128	252

Evolution of the population in El Carmen: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Carmen:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.41	6.00
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	19.89%	11.90%
Illiterate population (men):	6.45%	6.00%
Illiterate population (women):	13.44%	17.27%
Schooling level:	4.52	4.66
Schooling level (men):	5.46	5.73
Schooling level (women):	3.7	3.72

Indigenous culture data in El Carmen:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	80.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	85.48%	67.62%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	29.57%	35.24%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Carmen, 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 Ocosingo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Carmen:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	58.06%	25.24%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	60.98%	37.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	55.77%	14.55%
Number of inhabited private housings:	36	54
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	93.55%
Homes with piped water:	16.67%	41.94%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	69.44%	61.29%
Homes with a radio:	2.78%	61.29%
Homes with a television:	5.56%	29.03%
Homes with a refrigerator:	2.78%	3.23%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	2.78%	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:	2.78%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Carmen (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 Carmen

With the satellite map of El Carmen 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 Ocosingo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Carmen.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Carmen

Many people want to stay in the town of El Carmen itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• HOSPEDAJE BACHAJÓN: 12 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MUKULUM: 11 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE MORENO: 12 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MAYA MI-SOL: 15 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Carmen

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

• Chenchitám (1665 meters): 3.6 km walk (55 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Grande (1565 meters): 7.0 km walk (123 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro San Jeronimo (1573 meters): 10.2 km walk (149 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Mamalic (1537 meters): 11.7 km walk (152 minutes), heading West.

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

• Guadalupe (23 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
• La Gloria (261 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
• 16 de Febrero (46 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
• Chico Cacateel (261 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (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 Carmen (Chiapas)

In El Carmen 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 Carmen, 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 Carmen (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	18	9	27
Youth (6-14 years)	33	27	60
Adults (15-59 years)	48	43	91
Elderly (60+ years)	5	3	8

#7 Pictures of El Carmen

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Carmen? 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 Carmen.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Carmen (Chiapas) is 29950

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Carmen so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 29950. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Carmen ("29") correspond to the State of Chiapas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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