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

Population data in El Desierto (Palenque, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020221228449
2010274280554
2005195216411
Evolution of the population in El Desierto: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Desierto:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.3316.79
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:5.574.88
Schooling level (men):6.015.46
Schooling level (women):5.134.26
Indigenous culture data in El Desierto:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Desierto, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Desierto:
20202010
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:105125
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%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Desierto (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#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:

#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.

Population pyramid of El Desierto
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Desierto (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)423981
Youth (6-14 years)394685
Adults (15-59 years)127129256
Elderly (60+ years)131427

#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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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Palenque

  1. Dos Hermanos (4 inhabitants)
  2. El Roble (3 inhabitants)
  3. El Tucán (- inhabitants)
  4. La Caoba (289 inhabitants)
  5. La Hacienda (3 inhabitants)
  6. La Herradura (4 inhabitants)
  7. La Ponderosa (5 inhabitants)
  8. La Primavera (69 inhabitants)
  9. La Vaquita (4 inhabitants)
  10. La Victoria (- inhabitants)
  11. Lindavista (- inhabitants)
  12. Nuevo Suclumpá (99 inhabitants)
  13. San José (Rumbo Perdido) (4 inhabitants)
  14. San Juan Chocolja (10 inhabitants)
  15. San Mateo (104 inhabitants)