El Gavilán (Chiapas)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Gavilán, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 12 inhabitants of Chiapas.
The town of El Gavilán (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Tecpatán. There are 12 inhabitants and it is 360 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Copainalá is 47 minutes away by car (43 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #136 of the ranking.
Data: In El Gavilán, 18% 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.
Do you want to locate the town of El Gavilán? You can find it at 14.0 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of , which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Tecpatán, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at East, at 18.1 kilometers. 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 12 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2010 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.25 | 18.18 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.67% | 17.65% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 16.67% | 18.18% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 16.67% |
| Schooling level: | 5.45 | 5.47 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.71 | 5.11 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.75 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.33% | 0.00% |
| 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 Tecpatán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 83.33% | 23.53% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 87.50% | 36.36% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 75.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 6 | 6 |
| Homes with electricity: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 0.00% | 16.67% |
| Homes with a television: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 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 Tecpatán. 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:- HOTEL 3 ESTRELLAS: 18 km away, direction Northeast (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AZMONE: 19 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TZA MATOC: 22 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS MAVERT: 18 km away, direction East (14 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Gavilán
Want to know what to see in El Gavilán if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Gavilán.Las mejores montes de El Gavilán para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Santo (834 meters): 11.7 km walk (213 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Sal (281 meters): 12.8 km walk (167 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Blanco (575 meters): 14.4 km walk (254 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Paño (507 meters): 13.2 km walk (180 minutes), heading South.
- Copainalá (Chiapas): Don't miss "Fiesta de San Vicente", 47 km, heading East (43 minutes by car)
- Isla Yomonó (93 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- La Experiencia (19 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Maspuente (22 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Buenavista Manón (28 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 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) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
#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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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:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tecpatán
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- El Pesebre (- inhabitants)
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- Franja Piztingén (71 inhabitants)
- Gustavo Carrillo (7 inhabitants)
- La Fuente (11 inhabitants)
- La Primavera (4 inhabitants)
- La Victoria (6 inhabitants)
- Las Brisas (- inhabitants)
- Monte Alegre (226 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Naranjo (1011 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Veracruz (123 inhabitants)
- San Martín (- inhabitants)