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El Pajonal (Chiapas)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 316 inhabitants of Chiapas.

The town of El Pajonal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Catazajá. There are 316 inhabitants and it is 7 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Palenque is 45 minutes away by car (39 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #15 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Pajonal, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 55% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of El Pajonal? You can find it at 3.2 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Catazajá, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Pajonal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Online map of El Pajonal (Chiapas) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Pajonal (Chiapas) is 316 inhabitants

Population data in El Pajonal (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	160	156	316
2010	147	152	299
2005	142	152	294

Evolution of the population in El Pajonal: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Pajonal:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.29	8.55
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	8.86%	2.68%
Illiterate population:	11.39%	10.37%
Illiterate population (men):	5.38%	8.55%
Illiterate population (women):	6.01%	12.24%
Schooling level:	7.83	6.35
Schooling level (men):	7.98	6.90
Schooling level (women):	7.68	5.83

Indigenous culture data in El Pajonal:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	2.01%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	1.00%
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 Pajonal, 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 Pajonal:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	50.63%	28.09%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	75.00%	53.29%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	26.88%	2.04%
Number of inhabited private housings:	83	77
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	98.55%
Homes with piped water:	98.80%	97.10%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	98.80%	95.65%
Homes with a radio:	66.27%	71.01%
Homes with a television:	90.36%	94.20%
Homes with a refrigerator:	79.52%	89.86%
Homes with a washing machine:	55.42%	55.07%
Homes with a car:	13.25%	4.35%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	3.61%	4.35%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.41%	5.80%
Homes with cell phones:	79.52%	55.07%
Homes with Internet:	1.20%	1.45%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Pajonal (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 Pajonal

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Pajonal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Catazajá. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Pajonal.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pajonal

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

• HOTEL YOYIS: 4 km away, direction South (4 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CLIO: 4 km away, direction South (4 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SAN JOSÉ: 5 km away, direction South (4 minutes by car)
• HOTEL VILLA CATAZAJA: 6 km away, direction South (4 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Pajonal

A weekend in El Pajonal and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Pajonal and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Magical Towns to visit when in El Pajonal:

• Palenque (Chiapas): Don't miss "Comunidad Turística El Panchán", 45 km, heading South (39 minutes by car)

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

• La Escora (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• Fracción Santa Rita (10 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
• El Piedral (7 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
• Catazajá (3344 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (5 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 Pajonal (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Pajonal by age and gender, 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 Pajonal there is a generational replacement.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	23	12	35
Youth (6-14 years)	24	22	46
Adults (15-59 years)	95	93	188
Elderly (60+ years)	18	29	47

#7 Pictures of El Pajonal

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Pajonal? 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 Pajonal.
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#9 Schools in El Pajonal

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