El Castaño (Chiapas)
Learn about small village of El Castaño through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 50 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of El Castaño (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Mapastepec. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #66 of the ranking.
Data: In El Castaño, 16% of the population over 12 years is single and 53% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Castaño? You can find it at 18.6 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Mapastepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Castaño through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Castaño? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Castaño (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Castaño, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Castaño (Chiapas) is 50 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | 26 | 50 |
| 2010 | 37 | 38 | 75 |
| 2005 | 46 | 30 | 76 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.75 | 10.53 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 10.00% | 16.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.00% | 12.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 10.53% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.00% | 13.51% |
| Schooling level: | 7.78 | 5.96 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.38 | 6.32 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.1 | 5.50 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Mapastepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 58.00% | 33.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.54% | 60.53% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 54.17% | 5.41% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 15 | 17 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 93.75% |
| Homes with a radio: | 80.00% | 62.50% |
| Homes with a television: | 86.67% | 81.25% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 80.00% | 68.75% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.33% | 68.75% |
| Homes with a car: | 33.33% | 6.25% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 20.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 20.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 66.67% | 31.25% |
| Homes with Internet: | 53.33% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Castaño
With the satellite map of El Castaño 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 Mapastepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Castaño.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Castaño
Many people want to stay in the town of El Castaño 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 ESTACIÓN: 26 km away, direction Northeast (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL -IN: 27 km away, direction Northeast (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL BOSQUE: 24 km away, direction Northeast (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ULLOA: 23 km away, direction Northeast (17 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Castaño
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Castaño? The list of the best places to visit in El Castaño and nearby locations.Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Castaño?:
- Barranquilla (35 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- La Esmeralda (11 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- Las Bugambilias (7 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- El Carmen (170 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Castaño (Chiapas)
In El Castaño 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 Castaño, 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) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
#7 Pictures of El Castaño
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Castaño? 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 Castaño.
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#9 Schools in El Castaño
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mapastepec
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- La Nueva Esperanza (259 inhabitants)
- La Puerta Negra (- inhabitants)
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- Los Jobos (3 inhabitants)
- Luis Armando Romano Hilerio (- inhabitants)
- San Francisco (- inhabitants)
- San Miguel (San Ramón) (4 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa las Nubes (- inhabitants)