El Desengaño (Chiapas)
The most complete information about the small village of El Desengaño (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 128 inhabitants?
The town of El Desengaño (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Catazajá. There are 128 inhabitants and it is 10 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Palenque is 43 minutes away by car (43 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #26 of the ranking.
Data: In El Desengaño, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% 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 6.0 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Catazajá, which has the largest population within the municipality. 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 128 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 61 | 67 | 128 |
| 2010 | 78 | 68 | 146 |
| 2005 | 63 | 54 | 117 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.24 | 4.41 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 3.42% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.47% | 5.48% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.56% | 4.41% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.91% | 6.41% |
| Schooling level: | 8.37 | 6.51 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.56 | 6.83 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.17 | 6.17 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.68% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.68% |
| 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 Catazajá (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 60.94% | 28.08% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 70.15% | 58.82% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 50.82% | 1.28% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 37 | 36 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.30% | 97.14% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.30% | 97.14% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.30% | 77.14% |
| Homes with a radio: | 29.73% | 68.57% |
| Homes with a television: | 89.19% | 91.43% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 86.49% | 88.57% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 32.43% | 51.43% |
| Homes with a car: | 13.51% | 8.57% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 2.86% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.11% | 5.71% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 89.19% | 51.43% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 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 Catazajá. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Desengaño.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Desengaño
Do you want to stay in El Desengaño? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Desengaño:- HOTEL YOYIS: 8 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CLIO: 8 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN JOSÉ: 10 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA CATAZAJA: 11 km away, direction East (9 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.Magical Towns near El Desengaño to discover the Mexican culture:
- Palenque (Chiapas): Don't miss "Zona Arqueologica", 43 km, heading South (43 minutes by car)
- El Cocalito Uno (14 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- El Tamarindo (9 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Punta Arena (1305 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Paso del Maca (El Limoncito) (23 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 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) | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 40 | 40 | 80 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 8 | 15 |
#7 Pictures of El Desengaño
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Desengaño? 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 Desengaño.
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Chiapas, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Catazajá
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Catazajá
- El Cocalito Uno (14 inhabitants)
- El Herradero (- inhabitants)
- El Hule (8 inhabitants)
- El Piedral (7 inhabitants)
- Emiliano Zapata (San Joaquín) (415 inhabitants)
- Génova (Palastún) (- inhabitants)
- Jaboncillo (La Balanza) (46 inhabitants)
- La Lucha (18 inhabitants)
- La Marina (11 inhabitants)
- La Gloria (18 inhabitants)
- Las Flores (3 inhabitants)
- Lázaro Cárdenas (197 inhabitants)
- Leopoldo Olvera (5 inhabitants)
- La Jungla (- inhabitants)
- Paso del Maca (El Limoncito) (23 inhabitants)