El Piñal (Chiapas)

Learn about medium-sized town of El Piñal through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 224 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Piñal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Chilón. There are 224 inhabitants and it is 440 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Palenque is 81 minutes away by car (61 km). It is the most populated town in the position #174 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Piñal, 38% of the population over 12 years is single and 5% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Piñal is located at 58.5 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Chilón, 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 Piñal.

#1 Where is El Piñal? How to go? Map

Online map of El Piñal (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 Piñal (Chiapas) is 224 inhabitants

Population data in El Piñal (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020113111224
20108287169
200582101183
Evolution of the population in El Piñal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Piñal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.9911.49
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.59%
Illiterate population:11.61%15.98%
Illiterate population (men):4.02%11.49%
Illiterate population (women):7.59%20.73%
Schooling level:6.855.53
Schooling level (men):7.296.53
Schooling level (women):6.384.57
Indigenous culture data in El Piñal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%96.45%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:83.93%83.43%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:10.27%11.24%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Piñal, 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 Chilón (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Piñal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:27.68%20.12%
Employed population over 12 years (men):49.55%37.93%
Employed population over 12 years (women):6.19%1.22%
Number of inhabited private housings:3731
Homes with electricity:91.89%88.89%
Homes with piped water:89.19%100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:81.08%70.37%
Homes with a radio:29.73%18.52%
Homes with a television:62.16%40.74%
Homes with a refrigerator:43.24%29.63%
Homes with a washing machine:21.62%7.41%
Homes with a car:21.62%14.81%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:8.11%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:2.70%0.00%
Homes with cell phones:64.86%0.00%
Homes with Internet:5.41%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Piñal (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 Piñal

With the satellite map of El Piñal 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 Chilón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Piñal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Piñal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Piñal itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

#5 What to do in El Piñal

Want to know what to see in El Piñal if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Piñal.
Magical Towns near El Piñal to discover the Mexican culture:
  • Palenque (Chiapas): Don't miss "Parque Nacional Palenque", 81 km, heading Northwest (61 minutes by car)
Other towns near El Piñal:
  • El Naranjo (28 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
  • El Porvenir (9 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
  • San Miguel Tulijá (193 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
  • Nuevo Mérida 2a. Sección (57 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (6 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 Piñal (Chiapas)

In El Piñal 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 Piñal, 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 Piñal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)191837
Youth (6-14 years)302454
Adults (15-59 years)6064124
Elderly (60+ years)459

#7 Pictures of El Piñal

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

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  10. Israel (49 inhabitants)
  11. La Esmeralda (69 inhabitants)
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