El Escalón (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Escalón, a beautiful medium-sized town of 479 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of El Escalón (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas. There are 479 inhabitants and it is 2,355 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 19 minutes away by car (19 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #13 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Escalón, 30% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Escalón is located at 13.3 kilometers from San Cristóbal de las Casas, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Escalón.
#1 Where is El Escalón? How to go? Map
Location map of El Escalón in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Escalón, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Escalón (Chiapas) is 479 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 258 | 221 | 479 |
| 2010 | 316 | 299 | 615 |
| 2005 | 265 | 244 | 509 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.37 | 13.71 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.33% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.94% | 18.05% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.97% | 13.71% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.98% | 22.15% |
| Schooling level: | 5.55 | 4.37 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.07 | 4.61 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.1 | 4.16 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.33% | 99.35% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 79.75% | 86.34% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 8.98% | 32.36% |
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: | 47.81% | 33.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.90% | 51.51% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 34.88% | 16.46% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 121 | 148 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 96.12% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.17% | 75.97% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 23.97% | 96.90% |
| Homes with a radio: | 36.36% | 62.79% |
| Homes with a television: | 48.76% | 27.91% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 14.05% | 3.88% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 17.36% | 0.78% |
| Homes with a car: | 19.83% | 6.98% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.65% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.13% | 4.65% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 47.11% | 7.75% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.65% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Escalón
With the satellite map of El Escalón 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 Escalón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Escalón
Do you want to stay in El Escalón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Escalón:- AUTO HOTEL EL CUCAYO: 17 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SUITES BOSQUES DEL SOL: 15 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
- LA GARITA CABAÑAS: 17 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)
- LA GARITA CABAÑAS: 17 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Escalón
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Escalón? The list of the best places to visit in El Escalón and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Escalón para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Cenizo (2555 meters): 1.3 km walk (20 minutes), heading Northeast.
- El Cagual (2587 meters): 4.9 km walk (67 minutes), heading Southwest.
- El Chivero (2600 meters): 5.1 km walk (77 minutes), heading South.
- Granadilla (2500 meters): 6.7 km walk (119 minutes), heading Northeast.
- San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "Centro Cultural de los Altos", 19 km, heading West (19 minutes by car)
- San José el Porvenir (556 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Corazón de MarÃa (695 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- La Ecológica (311 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- San Pedro la TejerÃa (680 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Escalón (Chiapas)
In El Escalón 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 Escalón, 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) | 42 | 35 | 77 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 42 | 35 | 77 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 159 | 140 | 299 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 15 | 11 | 26 |
#7 Pictures of El Escalón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Escalón? 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 Escalón.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Escalón (Chiapas) is 29258
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Escalón so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 29258. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Escalón ("29") correspond to the State of Chiapas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in El Escalón
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas
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- Quinta Brasil (17 inhabitants)
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- San JoaquÃn Reforma (11 inhabitants)
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