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El Laurel (Chiapas)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Laurel, a beautiful small village of 70 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Laurel (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 70 inhabitants and it is 965 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #263 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Laurel, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 67% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Laurel? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Laurel is located at 29.4 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Ocosingo, 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 Laurel.

#1 Where is El Laurel? How to go? Map

Location map of El Laurel in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Laurel, which is marked with the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Laurel (Chiapas) is 70 inhabitants

Population data in El Laurel (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	36	34	70
2010	57	59	116
2005	57	58	115

Evolution of the population in El Laurel: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Laurel:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.58	18.64
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	21.43%	25.00%
Illiterate population (men):	10.00%	18.64%
Illiterate population (women):	11.43%	31.58%
Schooling level:	5.24	3.46
Schooling level (men):	5.7	4.40
Schooling level (women):	4.77	2.29

Indigenous culture data in El Laurel:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	92.24%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	84.29%	81.90%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	11.43%	36.21%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Laurel, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Laurel:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	68.57%	22.41%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	73.53%	42.37%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	63.89%	1.75%
Number of inhabited private housings:	12	19
Homes with electricity:	91.67%	73.33%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	86.67%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	0.00%	73.33%
Homes with a radio:	83.33%	53.33%
Homes with a television:	83.33%	33.33%
Homes with a refrigerator:	33.33%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	8.33%	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:	66.67%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Laurel (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Laurel

With the satellite map of El Laurel 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 Ocosingo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Laurel.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Laurel

Do you want to stay in El Laurel? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Laurel:

• HOTEL ARENAS: 38 km away, direction West (27 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LOS LAURELES: 39 km away, direction West (29 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE EL ROSAL: 46 km away, direction West (31 minutes by car)
• HOTEL GEMINIS: 38 km away, direction West (32 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Laurel

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Laurel? The list of the best places to visit in El Laurel and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de El Laurel para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Nabil (684 meters): 11.0 km walk (137 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Santo Ton (1773 meters): 14.2 km walk (231 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Paraíso (1641 meters): 16.0 km walk (204 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro La Estrella (1109 meters): 17.9 km walk (325 minutes), heading South.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Laurel?:

• San Miguel (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• Santa Rosa de Lima (17 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• Venustiano Carranza (471 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
• Macedonia (407 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Laurel (Chiapas)

In El Laurel 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 Laurel, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Laurel (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	8	4	12
Youth (6-14 years)	6	7	13
Adults (15-59 years)	19	22	41
Elderly (60+ years)	3	1	4

#7 Pictures of El Laurel

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Laurel, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Laurel, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in El Laurel

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