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El Chichón

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Chichón, a beautiful medium-sized town of 294 inhabitants of the State of Veracruz

The town of El Chichón belongs to the municipality of Las Choapas (State of Veracruz). There are 294 inhabitants and it is 61 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #32 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Chichón, 11% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Chichón is located at 17.1 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Las Choapas, 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 Chichón.

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

What is the route to get to El Chichón (Veracruz)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of El Chichón (Veracruz) is 294 inhabitants

Population data in El Chichón

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	144	150	294
2010	174	138	312
2005	81	69	150

Evolution of the population in El Chichón: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Chichón:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.76	7.97
Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz:	8.84%	12.82%
Illiterate population:	12.93%	10.90%
Illiterate population (men):	6.12%	7.97%
Illiterate population (women):	6.80%	13.22%
Schooling level:	4.99	5.42
Schooling level (men):	4.65	5.35
Schooling level (women):	5.31	5.48

Indigenous culture data in El Chichón:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	3.40%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.68%	0.32%
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 Chichón, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Veracruz, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Chichón:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	52.38%	40.38%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	64.67%	64.49%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	39.58%	21.26%
Number of inhabited private housings:	89	75
Homes with electricity:	91.01%	97.06%
Homes with piped water:	91.01%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	87.64%	92.65%
Homes with a radio:	57.30%	63.24%
Homes with a television:	75.28%	92.65%
Homes with a refrigerator:	74.16%	80.88%
Homes with a washing machine:	66.29%	63.24%
Homes with a car:	19.10%	22.06%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	2.25%	7.35%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.25%	25.00%
Homes with cell phones:	80.90%	25.00%
Homes with Internet:	13.48%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Chichón (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Veracruz, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Chichón

With the satellite map of El Chichón 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 Choapas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Chichón.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Chichón

Many people want to stay in the town of El Chichón 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:

• AUTO HOTEL ACUARIO: 19 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
• MOTEL SANTA FE: 21 km away, direction North (16 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MARIA VERONICA: 22 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LAS PALMAS: 22 km away, direction North (16 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Chichón

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Chichón? The list of the best places to visit in El Chichón and nearby locations.
Other towns near El Chichón:

• El Diamante (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
• Tres Hermanos (9 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
• Los Diez Pinos (20 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• El Faisán (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (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 Chichón (Veracruz)

In El Chichón 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 Chichón, 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 Chichón (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	13	23	36
Youth (6-14 years)	24	24	48
Adults (15-59 years)	91	78	169
Elderly (60+ years)	16	25	41

#7 Pictures of El Chichón

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Chichón, 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 Chichón, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Chichón (Veracruz) is 96984

Are you going to send a letter to El Chichón? Do you have a friend in El Chichón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Chichón consists of the following 5 digits: 96984. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Chichón ("96") correspond to the state code of Veracruz, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#10 Schools in El Chichón

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