El Fortín (Chiapas)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Fortín (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 398 inhabitants?
The town of El Fortín (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Pijijiapan. There are 398 inhabitants and it is 2 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #21 of the ranking.
Data: In El Fortín, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Fortín? You can find it at 19.4 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Pijijiapan, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Fortín through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Fortín? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Fortín (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Fortín, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Fortín (Chiapas) is 398 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 195 | 203 | 398 |
| 2010 | 200 | 214 | 414 |
| 2005 | 182 | 196 | 378 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.83 | 8.88 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 4.02% | 3.14% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.06% | 11.59% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.03% | 8.88% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.03% | 14.50% |
| Schooling level: | 6.34 | 4.86 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.04 | 4.87 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.63 | 4.85 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.76% | 1.45% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| 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 Pijijiapan (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.92% | 28.02% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.65% | 51.40% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.31% | 3.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 110 | 115 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.09% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 94.55% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 83.64% | 82.47% |
| Homes with a radio: | 70.00% | 68.04% |
| Homes with a television: | 78.18% | 79.38% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 76.36% | 63.92% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 58.18% | 56.70% |
| Homes with a car: | 7.27% | 15.46% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 5.45% | 1.03% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 16.36% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 57.27% | 25.77% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.73% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Fortín
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Fortín, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Pijijiapan. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Fortín.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Fortín
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Fortín, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Fortín so you can contact them:- HOTEL LOS PINOS: 26 km away, direction East (17 minutes by car)
- CUARTERIA: 26 km away, direction East (21 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL LA HUERTA: 30 km away, direction East (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ALDO: 27 km away, direction East (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Fortín
A weekend in El Fortín and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Fortín and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Fortín for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Campana (229 meters): 14.4 km walk (196 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Espíritu Santo (365 meters): 19.4 km walk (278 minutes), heading North.
- Las Conchas (10 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
- Barra Santiago (137 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (6 minutes by car)
- La Conquista (372 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (Cuatro Vientos) (330 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Fortín (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Fortín 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 Fortín there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 26 | 34 | 60 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 32 | 43 | 75 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 117 | 100 | 217 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 20 | 26 | 46 |
#7 Pictures of El Fortín
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Fortín? 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 Fortín.
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#8 Vote for El Fortín as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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
#9 Schools in El Fortín
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Pijijiapan
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Pijijiapan
- El Ciprés (28 inhabitants)
- El Coyolar (5 inhabitants)
- El Jordán (2 inhabitants)
- Isla del Carmen (4 inhabitants)
- La Ceiba (8 inhabitants)
- La Felicidad (3 inhabitants)
- La Libertad (7 inhabitants)
- Las Bugambilias (- inhabitants)
- Los Cocos (2 inhabitants)
- Los Tres Hermanos (1 inhabitants)
- San Alberto (3 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (2 inhabitants)
- San José (- inhabitants)
- San Lázaro (6 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresa (- inhabitants)