El Desengaño (Chiapas)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Desengaño (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 469 inhabitants?
The town of El Desengaño (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Unión Juárez. There are 469 inhabitants and it is 994 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #8 of the ranking.
Data: In El Desengaño, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Desengaño? You can find it at 4.6 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Santo Domingo, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Unión Juárez, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Southwest, at 3.3 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Desengaño through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Desengaño? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Desengaño (Chiapas)? 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 Desengaño (Chiapas) is 469 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 232 | 237 | 469 |
| 2010 | 212 | 183 | 395 |
| 2005 | 206 | 189 | 395 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.83 | 6.56 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 2.77% | 4.05% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.61% | 10.13% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.71% | 6.56% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.90% | 13.21% |
| Schooling level: | 7.89 | 5.91 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.11 | 6.36 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.67 | 5.51 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.85% | 2.03% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.21% | 0.25% |
| 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 Unión Juárez (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 32.41% | 20.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 50.63% | 41.53% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.79% | 1.42% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 99 | 100 |
| Homes with electricity: | 94.95% | 97.47% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.98% | 10.13% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 93.94% | 98.73% |
| Homes with a radio: | 61.62% | 72.15% |
| Homes with a television: | 75.76% | 79.75% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 64.65% | 56.96% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 42.42% | 25.32% |
| Homes with a car: | 23.23% | 21.52% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.08% | 8.86% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.09% | 6.33% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 81.82% | 62.03% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.02% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Desengaño
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Desengaño, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Unión Juárez. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Desengaño.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Desengaño
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Desengaño, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Desengaño so you can contact them:- HOTEL SANTO DOMINGO: 5 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTO DOMINGO: 4 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL SITIO: 5 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CABAÑAS CAMINO AL CIELO: 5 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Desengaño
A weekend in El Desengaño and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Desengaño and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Desengaño para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Pico de Loro (1365 meters): 3.6 km walk (53 minutes), heading East.
- Cresta de Gallo (Cerro Pico de Gallo) (1778 meters): 3.7 km walk (50 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Volcán Tacaná (2965 meters): 8.2 km walk (112 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Chimborazo (1452 meters): 15.0 km walk (265 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Eureka (404 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- San Rafael (534 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Los Alpes (209 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Fracción Barrio Nuevo (117 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Desengaño (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Desengaño 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 Desengaño there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 26 | 34 | 60 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 43 | 42 | 85 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 132 | 127 | 259 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 31 | 34 | 65 |
#7 Pictures of El Desengaño
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Desengaño, 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 Desengaño, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in El Desengaño
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Unión Juárez
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Unión Juárez
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- Libertad (138 inhabitants)
- Los Alpes (209 inhabitants)
- Muxbal (5 inhabitants)
- Natalio Gálvez (3 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (98 inhabitants)
- San Jerónimo (880 inhabitants)
- San José (274 inhabitants)
- Santa Isabel (2 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosalía (3 inhabitants)
- Talquián (575 inhabitants)
- Talquián Viejo (159 inhabitants)