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El Carmen (Chiapas)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Carmen, a beautiful small village of 146 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Carmen (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Pantepec. There are 146 inhabitants and it is 1,551 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Copainalá is 40 minutes away by car (28 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #25 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Carmen, 41% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Carmen is located at 0.8 kilometers from Pantepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Carmen.

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

How to get to the town of El Carmen 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 Carmen.

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#2 The population of El Carmen (Chiapas) is 146 inhabitants

Population data in El Carmen (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	78	68	146
2010	48	32	80
2005	91	68	159

Evolution of the population in El Carmen: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Carmen:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.07	28.12
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	19.86%	26.25%
Illiterate population (men):	7.53%	28.12%
Illiterate population (women):	12.33%	25.00%
Schooling level:	5.56	3.23
Schooling level (men):	5.33	2.90
Schooling level (women):	5.78	3.52

Indigenous culture data in El Carmen:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	88.36%	72.50%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	49.32%	41.25%
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 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 Pantepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Carmen:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	31.51%	28.75%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	50.00%	56.25%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	15.38%	10.42%
Number of inhabited private housings:	33	21
Homes with electricity:	93.94%	94.12%
Homes with piped water:	96.97%	88.24%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	93.94%	94.12%
Homes with a radio:	57.58%	52.94%
Homes with a television:	51.52%	64.71%
Homes with a refrigerator:	15.15%	29.41%
Homes with a washing machine:	6.06%	11.76%
Homes with a car:	3.03%	11.76%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	3.03%	5.88%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	39.39%	17.65%
Homes with Internet:	3.03%	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 Pantepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Carmen.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Carmen

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

• HOTEL POSADA EL MIRADOR: 0 km away, direction Northeast (0 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA LOS PINOS: 0 km away, direction Northeast (0 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUESPED RAYÓN: 7 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA: 8 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Carmen

Want to know what to see in El Carmen if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Carmen.
Las mejores montes de El Carmen para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Los Colis (2055 meters): 1.7 km walk (31 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro La Bandera (Yumcatzac) (2425 meters): 5.1 km walk (88 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro La Ventana (1643 meters): 5.2 km walk (100 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro San Bartolo (1751 meters): 6.9 km walk (96 minutes), heading East.

Magical Towns to visit when in El Carmen:

• Copainalá (Chiapas): Don't miss "Cascadas de Zacalapa", 40 km, heading Southwest (28 minutes by car)

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

• Buenavista (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• Concepción (173 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
• Pantepec (1924 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• La Cruz (12 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (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 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)	10	12	22
Youth (6-14 years)	19	11	30
Adults (15-59 years)	41	37	78
Elderly (60+ years)	8	8	16

#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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#9 Schools in El Carmen

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