El Lacandón (Palenque, Chiapas)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 336 inhabitants of Chiapas.
The place of El Lacandón is inside the municipality of Palenque (in the State of Chiapas). There are 336 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #98 of the whole municipality. El Lacandón is at 46 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Lacandón, 17% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% 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 Lacandón is located at 13.4 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Palenque, 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 Lacandón.
#1 Where is El Lacandón? How to go? Map
Online map of El Lacandón 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 Lacandón (Chiapas) is 336 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 176 | 160 | 336 |
| 2010 | 122 | 109 | 231 |
| 2005 | 94 | 97 | 191 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.69 | 23.85 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 1.49% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 19.35% | 24.24% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 9.82% | 23.85% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.52% | 24.59% |
| Schooling level: | 4.78 | 3.80 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.68 | 4.45 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.89 | 3.18 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 69.05% | 61.90% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 28.87% | 32.90% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.30% | 0.87% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Palenque (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 66.37% | 29.44% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.75% | 61.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 64.20% | 0.82% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 83 | 56 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.59% | 97.96% |
| Housing with piped water: | 91.57% | 95.92% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 89.16% | 34.69% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 65.06% | 59.18% |
| Housing with television: | 77.11% | 61.22% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 53.01% | 26.53% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 13.25% | 4.08% |
| Housing with automobile: | 4.82% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.20% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.61% | 6.12% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 45.78% | 2.04% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.41% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Lacandón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Lacandón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Palenque. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Lacandón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Lacandón
Many people want to stay in the town of El Lacandón 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 NUTUTUN PALENQUE: 20 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MISION PALENQUE: 20 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MIRADOR CASA BLANCA: 17 km away, direction West (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASTILLO DEL REY: 18 km away, direction West (13 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Lacandón (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Lacandón by age and sex, 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 Lacandón there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 25 | 13 | 38 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 42 | 32 | 74 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 95 | 99 | 194 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 16 | 30 |
#6 Photos of El Lacandón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Lacandón? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Lacandón.
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#9 Schools in El Lacandón
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