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El Palmar (Chiapas)

Learn about small village of El Palmar through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 71 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Palmar (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 71 inhabitants and it is 520 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #414 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Palmar, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 7% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Palmar is located at 48.9 kilometers from Ocosingo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Palmar.

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

How to get to the town of El Palmar in Chiapas? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Palmar.

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#2 The population of El Palmar (Chiapas) is 71 inhabitants

Population data in El Palmar (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	37	34	71
2010	27	26	53
2005	28	28	56

Evolution of the population in El Palmar: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Palmar:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.55	0.00
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	12.68%	0.00%
Illiterate population (men):	2.82%	0.00%
Illiterate population (women):	9.86%	0.00%
Schooling level:	6.67	6
Schooling level (men):	7.91	6
Schooling level (women):	5.16	6

Indigenous culture data in El Palmar:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	92.96%	9.43%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	63.38%	9.43%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	15.49%	9.43%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Palmar, 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 Palmar:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	52.11%	1.89%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	70.59%	3.85%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	35.14%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	14	17
Homes with electricity:	92.86%	0.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	42.86%	0.00%
Homes with a radio:	35.71%	0.00%
Homes with a television:	42.86%	0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	50.00%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	7.14%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	7.14%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	7.14%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	14.29%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	7.14%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Palmar (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 Palmar

With the satellite map of El Palmar 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 Palmar.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Palmar

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Palmar, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Palmar so you can contact them:

• HOSPEDAJE ESPINOSA: 54 km away, direction West (38 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE BETY: 55 km away, direction West (47 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ALTAMIRANO: 63 km away, direction West (54 minutes by car)
• RESTAURANTE CULEBRO: 58 km away, direction West (39 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Palmar

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

• Cerro Bateaton (1354 meters): 6.7 km walk (89 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Sakchen (Cueva Blanca) (1609 meters): 10.7 km walk (143 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Comti (1365 meters): 13.7 km walk (205 minutes), heading Northwest.

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

• San Pedro (87 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• Nueva Providencia (38 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• Santa Rita (20 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• El Carmen (16 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 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 Palmar (Chiapas)

In El Palmar 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 Palmar, 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 Palmar (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	8	4	12
Youth (6-14 years)	10	7	17
Adults (15-59 years)	19	23	42
Elderly (60+ years)	0	0	0

#7 Pictures of El Palmar

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Palmar? 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 Palmar.
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