El Pencil (Chiapas)
The most complete information about the small village of El Pencil (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 25 inhabitants?
The town of El Pencil (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Angel Albino Corzo. There are 25 inhabitants and it is 1,349 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #39 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Pencil, 69% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Pencil is located at 30.6 kilometers from Jaltenango de la Paz (Ángel Albino Corzo), which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Pencil.
#1 Where is El Pencil? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Pencil 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 Pencil.
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#2 The population of El Pencil (Chiapas) is 25 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 2010 | 21 | ||
| 2005 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.14 | - |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.00% | -% |
| Schooling level: | 5.73 | - |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.25 | - |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.14 | - |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | -% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | -% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | -% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Angel Albino Corzo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.00% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 35.29% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 62.50% | -% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 5 | - |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with piped water: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with a radio: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with a television: | 60.00% | -% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 40.00% | -% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 20.00% | -% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | -% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.00% | -% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | -% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Pencil
With the satellite map of El Pencil 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 Angel Albino Corzo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Pencil.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pencil
Do you want to stay in El Pencil? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Pencil:- HOTEL MONTECRISTO DE GUERRERO: 12 km away, direction Northwest (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS PINOS: 47 km away, direction East (34 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ARIZONA: 41 km away, direction East (33 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE MORENO: 46 km away, direction East (31 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Pencil
A weekend in El Pencil and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Pencil and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Pencil for hiking and trails:
- Tres Hermanos (1896 meters): 2.8 km walk (44 minutes), heading Northeast.
- La Bandera (2033 meters): 4.1 km walk (56 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Crin de Mula (1485 meters): 8.1 km walk (118 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Rancho Quemado (2078 meters): 7.4 km walk (123 minutes), heading West.
- Jericó (81 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the South (0 minutes by car)
- La Estrella (57 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Ojo de Agua (45 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Puerto (El Ceñido) (17 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Pencil (Chiapas)
In El Pencil 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 Pencil, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
#7 Pictures of El Pencil
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Pencil, 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 Pencil, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Pencil en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Pencil as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas
#9 Schools in El Pencil
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Angel Albino Corzo
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Angel Albino Corzo
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- El Placer (- inhabitants)
- El Rosario (- inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Toledo Hernández (- inhabitants)
- Jericó (81 inhabitants)
- La Guardianía (18 inhabitants)
- La Primavera (37 inhabitants)
- La Rinconada (- inhabitants)
- Loma Bonita (21 inhabitants)
- Los Jazmines (- inhabitants)
- Nueva Palestina (4295 inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua (2 inhabitants)
- Rancho Bonito (8 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (403 inhabitants)