El Palenque (Chiapas)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Palenque through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 342 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of El Palenque (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Montecristo de Guerrero. There are 342 inhabitants and it is 1,545 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Palenque, 68% of the inhabitants are catholic and 19% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Palenque is located at 8.4 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Montecristo de Guerrero, 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 Palenque.
#1 Where is El Palenque? How to go? Map
Online map of El Palenque (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 Palenque (Chiapas) is 342 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 162 | 180 | 342 |
| 2010 | 112 | 131 | 243 |
| 2005 | 89 | 127 | 216 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.04 | 7.63 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 2.34% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.60% | 9.47% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.80% | 7.63% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.80% | 11.61% |
| Schooling level: | 6.11 | 4.43 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.21 | 4.52 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.99 | 4.34 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.17% | 2.06% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.29% | 0.41% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 49.71% | 25.51% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.67% | 45.04% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 30.86% | 2.68% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 64 | 67 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.75% | 97.67% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.88% | 67.44% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 87.50% | 95.35% |
| Homes with a radio: | 75.00% | 65.12% |
| Homes with a television: | 73.44% | 55.81% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 21.88% | 25.58% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 18.75% | 13.95% |
| Homes with a car: | 26.56% | 16.28% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.69% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.56% | 2.33% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 32.81% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.56% | 2.33% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Palenque
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Palenque, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Montecristo de Guerrero. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Palenque.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Palenque
Do you want to stay in El Palenque? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Palenque:- HOTEL MONTECRISTO DE GUERRERO: 11 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MANSIÓN REAL: 40 km away, direction North (29 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA YIBER: 45 km away, direction North (32 minutes by car)
- POSADA JALTENANGO DE LA PAZ (ÁNGEL ALBINO CORZO): 46 km away, direction North (34 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Palenque
A weekend in El Palenque and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Palenque and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Palenque for hiking and trails:
- Rancho Quemado (2078 meters): 1.4 km walk (24 minutes), heading Southeast.
- El Cofre (1981 meters): 1.6 km walk (26 minutes), heading North.
- Cresta de Gallo (2179 meters): 2.9 km walk (46 minutes), heading South.
- La Bandera (2033 meters): 4.4 km walk (67 minutes), heading East.
- Laguna del Cofre (1201 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Nuevo Palenque (135 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Guadalupe (39 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (6 minutes by car)
- Llano Grande (168 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Palenque (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Palenque 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 Palenque there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 40 | 38 | 78 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 92 | 109 | 201 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 9 | 15 |
#7 Pictures of El Palenque
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Palenque, 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 Palenque, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in El Palenque
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Montecristo de Guerrero
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Montecristo de Guerrero
- El Edén (12 inhabitants)
- El Ensueño (4 inhabitants)
- El Esfuerzo (- inhabitants)
- El Palenque (342 inhabitants)
- El Progreso (6 inhabitants)
- El Recuerdo (18 inhabitants)
- El Recuerdo (- inhabitants)
- La Libertad (10 inhabitants)
- La Lucha (135 inhabitants)
- La Vainilla (6 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Milenio Toluca (260 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Mundo (15 inhabitants)
- San Benito (- inhabitants)
- Sinaloa (- inhabitants)
- Vista Alegre (189 inhabitants)