El Duraznal (Chiapas)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 234 inhabitants of Chiapas.
The town of El Duraznal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas. There are 234 inhabitants and it is 1,935 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 14 minutes away by car (13 km). It is the most populated town in the position #50 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Duraznal, 7% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% 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 Duraznal is located at 8.5 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of San Cristóbal de las Casas, 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 Duraznal.
#1 Where is El Duraznal? How to go? Map
Online map of El Duraznal in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Duraznal (Chiapas) is 234 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 117 | 117 | 234 |
| 2010 | 83 | 83 | 166 |
| 2005 | 38 | 39 | 77 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.94 | 19.28 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.68% | 25.30% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.42% | 19.28% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.26% | 31.33% |
| Schooling level: | 4.24 | 3.12 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.66 | 3.74 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.89 | 2.42 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 98.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 84.19% | 83.73% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 12.82% | 18.07% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 54.70% | 53.01% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.83% | 66.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 49.57% | 39.76% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 47 | 54 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.87% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 85.11% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 82.98% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a television: | 70.21% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 14.89% | 3.33% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 25.53% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 44.68% | 36.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 3.33% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 10.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 76.60% | 43.33% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Duraznal
With the satellite map of El Duraznal 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Duraznal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Duraznal
Do you want to stay in El Duraznal? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Duraznal:- HOTEL BOUTIQUE CASA DE LOURDES: 10 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ALEJANDRA: 9 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y SUITES CASA ZUR: 9 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOSPITAL Y CENTRO MEDICO SAN CRISTOBAL: 8 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Duraznal
A weekend in El Duraznal and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Duraznal and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Duraznal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Santa Cruz (2446 meters): 6.8 km walk (131 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Pandoja (2499 meters): 7.8 km walk (129 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Huitepec (2739 meters): 8.4 km walk (105 minutes), heading North.
- Santa Cruz (2282 meters): 12.5 km walk (182 minutes), heading Northeast.
- San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "Catedral de San Cristóbal de las Casas", 14 km, heading Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- Chiapa de Corzo (Chiapas): Don't miss "Iglesia de San Sebastian", 80 km, heading West (53 minutes by car)
- La Lagunita (186 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- San Antonio la Lagunita (59 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- La Fortuna (13 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Piedra Parada (43 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Duraznal (Chiapas)
In El Duraznal 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 Duraznal, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 19 | 24 | 43 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 23 | 29 | 52 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 67 | 56 | 123 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 8 | 16 |
#7 Pictures of El Duraznal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Duraznal? 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 Duraznal.
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#9 Schools in El Duraznal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas
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