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El Oriente (Chiapas)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Oriente (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 219 inhabitants?

The town of El Oriente (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Motozintla. There are 219 inhabitants and it is 2,237 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #49 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Oriente, 10% 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 Oriente? You can find it at 6.8 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Motozintla de Mendoza, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Oriente through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

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

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#2 The population of El Oriente (Chiapas) is 219 inhabitants

Population data in El Oriente (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	111	108	219
2010	129	132	261
2005	111	99	210

Evolution of the population in El Oriente: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Oriente:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.56	14.39
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	1.83%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	11.87%	18.01%
Illiterate population (men):	3.65%	14.39%
Illiterate population (women):	8.22%	21.71%
Schooling level:	5	3.56
Schooling level (men):	5.12	3.72
Schooling level (women):	4.88	3.41

Indigenous culture data in El Oriente:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	5.94%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	1.37%	0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

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

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Oriente:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	68.49%	28.74%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	72.22%	54.55%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	64.86%	2.33%
Number of inhabited private housings:	43	60
Homes with electricity:	97.67%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	90.70%	93.75%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	90.70%	95.83%
Homes with a radio:	69.77%	91.67%
Homes with a television:	72.09%	54.17%
Homes with a refrigerator:	51.16%	29.17%
Homes with a washing machine:	25.58%	20.83%
Homes with a car:	4.65%	10.42%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	10.42%
Homes with cell phones:	65.12%	2.08%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Oriente (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 Oriente

With the satellite map of El Oriente 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 Motozintla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Oriente.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Oriente

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

• HOTEL SAN ANTONIO: 10 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ADELITA: 10 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA CHIAPAS: 11 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EL MARISCAL: 9 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Oriente

A weekend in El Oriente and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Oriente and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de El Oriente para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• El Tumbador (2569 meters): 1.3 km walk (25 minutes), heading East.
• Chischiguts (2117 meters): 2.5 km walk (37 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Los Alisos (2517 meters): 3.5 km walk (50 minutes), heading Northwest.
• La Cueva (2281 meters): 3.4 km walk (57 minutes), heading West.

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

• Justo Sierra (154 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the North (0 minutes by car)
• Anexo El Oriente (16 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• San Lucas (54 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
• Nuevo Granados (46 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (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 Oriente (Chiapas)

In El Oriente 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 Oriente, 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 Oriente (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	16	18	34
Youth (6-14 years)	19	13	32
Adults (15-59 years)	61	61	122
Elderly (60+ years)	15	16	31

#7 Pictures of El Oriente

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Oriente? 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 Oriente.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Oriente (Chiapas) is 30918

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Oriente so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 30918. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Oriente ("30") correspond to the State of Chiapas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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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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#10 Schools in El Oriente

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