El Gavilán (Chiapas)
The most complete information about the large village of El Gavilán (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 1,277 inhabitants?
The town of El Gavilán (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa. There are 1,277 inhabitants and it is 753 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa is 17 minutes away by car (13 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #11 of the ranking.
Data: In El Gavilán, 30% of the population over 12 years is single and 7% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Gavilán? You can find it at 8.8 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Gavilán through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Gavilán? How to go? Map
Online map of El Gavilán 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 Gavilán (Chiapas) is 1,277 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 641 | 636 | 1277 |
| 2010 | 440 | 435 | 875 |
| 2005 | 342 | 314 | 656 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.53 | 11.26 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 1.02% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.66% | 11.31% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.13% | 11.26% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.52% | 11.36% |
| Schooling level: | 6.74 | 4.48 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.6 | 4.45 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.89 | 4.50 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.57% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.78% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.23% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 55.99% | 29.71% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 67.45% | 51.72% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 44.62% | 7.95% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 320 | 176 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.69% | 98.77% |
| Homes with piped water: | 95.00% | 96.30% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.81% | 98.77% |
| Homes with a radio: | 56.88% | 81.48% |
| Homes with a television: | 82.19% | 92.59% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 57.81% | 47.53% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 52.50% | 51.23% |
| Homes with a car: | 16.56% | 9.88% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 5.00% | 0.62% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.25% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 90.94% | 23.46% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.19% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Gavilán
With the satellite map of El Gavilán 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 Ocozocoautla de Espinosa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Gavilán.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Gavilán
Many people want to stay in the town of El Gavilán itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- AUTO HOTEL LOS PINOS: 10 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL JR: 13 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL MALIBU: 12 km away, direction East (10 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA CIMA: 11 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Gavilán
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Gavilán? The list of the best places to visit in El Gavilán and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Gavilán para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Pitutal (1160 meters): 14.3 km walk (231 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Charro Negro (1154 meters): 17.0 km walk (209 minutes), heading East.
- Ocozocoautla de Espinosa (Chiapas): Don't miss "Cascada El Aguacero", 17 km, heading East (13 minutes by car)
- Nuevo Gavilán (254 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Los Olvera (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Los Laureles (54 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Perolito (14 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Gavilán (Chiapas)
In El Gavilán 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 Gavilán, 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) | 99 | 89 | 188 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 135 | 129 | 264 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 381 | 385 | 766 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 26 | 33 | 59 |
#7 Pictures of El Gavilán
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Gavilán? 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 Gavilán.
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#9 Schools in El Gavilán
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa
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- El Higo (4 inhabitants)
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- El Cairo (8 inhabitants)
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- San Luis Monserrat (8 inhabitants)
- San Martín (- inhabitants)
- Santo Domingo (- inhabitants)
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