El Desierto (Palenque, Chiapas)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 449 inhabitants of Chiapas.
The town of El Desierto is located in the Municipality of Palenque (in the State of Chiapas). There are 449 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #30 of the whole municipality. El Desierto is at 138 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Desierto, 22% of the inhabitants are catholic and 13% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that El Desierto is located at 32.1 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Palenque, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Desierto.
#1 Where is El Desierto? How to get there? Map
Online map of El Desierto (Chiapas) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Desierto (Chiapas) is 449 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 221 | 228 | 449 |
2010 | 274 | 280 | 554 |
2005 | 195 | 216 | 411 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.33 | 16.79 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 3.79% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 16.48% | 20.58% |
Illiterate population (men): | 6.24% | 16.79% |
Illiterate population (women): | 10.24% | 24.45% |
Schooling level: | 5.57 | 4.88 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.01 | 5.46 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.13 | 4.26 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 95.49% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 75.95% | 83.21% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 4.01% | 16.06% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 61.69% | 26.53% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.67% | 51.79% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 56.56% | 0.73% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 105 | 125 |
Homes with electricity: | 95.24% | 61.48% |
Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | 55.74% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 78.10% | 55.74% |
Dwellings with radio: | 40.00% | 15.57% |
Housing with television: | 64.76% | 18.03% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 36.19% | 7.38% |
Housing with washing machine: | 13.33% | 0.82% |
Housing with automobile: | 1.90% | 0.00% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.95% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 8.57% | 0.00% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 48.57% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 39.05% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Desierto
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Desierto, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Palenque. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Desierto.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Desierto
Do you want to stay in El Desierto? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Desierto:- AUTO HOTELES CALIFORNIA: 35 km away, direction East (30 minutes by car)
- POSADA LA FUENTE: 42 km away, direction East (36 minutes by car)
- POSADA EL VERGEL: 41 km away, direction North (34 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARDO: 44 km away, direction East (36 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Desierto (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Desierto by age and sex, 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 Desierto there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 42 | 39 | 81 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 39 | 46 | 85 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 127 | 129 | 256 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 14 | 27 |
#6 Photos of El Desierto
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Desierto, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Desierto, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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