El Pinar (Chiapas)
We have collected many facts about the large village of El Pinar, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 757 inhabitants of Chiapas.
The town of El Pinar (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas. There are 757 inhabitants and it is 2,402 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 8 minutes away by car (7 km). It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Pinar, 52% of the inhabitants are catholic and 2% 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 Pinar is located at 4.4 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of San Cristóbal de las Casas, 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 Pinar.
#1 Where is El Pinar? How to go? Map
Location map of El Pinar in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Pinar, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Pinar (Chiapas) is 757 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 394 | 363 | 757 |
| 2010 | 497 | 434 | 931 |
| 2005 | 443 | 387 | 830 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.42 | 9.22 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.40% | 17.83% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.91% | 9.22% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.49% | 25.35% |
| Schooling level: | 5.08 | 3.98 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.69 | 4.72 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.59 | 3.36 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 88.64% | 85.28% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 15.06% | 32.87% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 64.73% | 39.63% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.39% | 54.38% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 63.20% | 26.76% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 175 | 209 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 96.72% |
| Homes with piped water: | 92.00% | 82.51% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 33.71% | 67.21% |
| Homes with a radio: | 57.14% | 71.58% |
| Homes with a television: | 55.43% | 40.44% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 5.14% | 0.55% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 1.71% | 1.09% |
| Homes with a car: | 19.43% | 12.57% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 2.73% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 36.00% | 22.40% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.57% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Pinar
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Pinar, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Pinar.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pinar
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Pinar, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Pinar so you can contact them:- TORTILLERÍA DEL BARRIO: 3 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS EN SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS: 3 km away, direction Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- LA GARITA CABAÑAS: 3 km away, direction Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- LA GARITA CABAÑAS: 3 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Pinar
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Pinar? The list of the best places to visit in El Pinar and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Pinar para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Agua de Pajarito (2562 meters): 4.3 km walk (55 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Santa Cruz (2282 meters): 5.6 km walk (97 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Calvario (Cerro Borregos Amarillos) (2829 meters): 5.4 km walk (67 minutes), heading North.
- Jolpopolte (2664 meters): 5.3 km walk (78 minutes), heading North.
- San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "Catedral de San Cristóbal de las Casas", 8 km, heading Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- Molino los Arcos (1274 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- San Luis Chupactic (248 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- Tontic (136 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Yaalboc (468 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Pinar (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Pinar 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 Pinar there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 42 | 52 | 94 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 73 | 83 | 156 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 257 | 208 | 465 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 22 | 20 | 42 |
#7 Pictures of El Pinar
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Pinar? 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 Pinar.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Pinar en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Pinar (Chiapas) is 29233
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Pinar so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 29233. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Pinar ("29") correspond to the State of Chiapas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for El Pinar as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Pinar
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Cristóbal de las Casas
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