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El Pozo (Chiapas)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Pozo, a beautiful large village of 1,704 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Pozo (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Chamula. There are 1,704 inhabitants and it is 2,317 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 25 minutes away by car (23 km). It is the most populated town in the position #32 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Pozo, 38% of the population over 12 years is single and 4% 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 Pozo is located at 14.4 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Chamula, 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 Pozo.

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

Online map of El Pozo (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 Pozo (Chiapas) is 1,704 inhabitants

Population data in El Pozo (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	902	802	1704
2010	388	368	756
2005	323	334	657

Evolution of the population in El Pozo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Pozo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.64	14.95
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.12%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	20.95%	22.62%
Illiterate population (men):	6.98%	14.95%
Illiterate population (women):	13.97%	29.90%
Schooling level:	4.35	3.98
Schooling level (men):	5.05	4.79
Schooling level (women):	3.76	3.26

Indigenous culture data in El Pozo:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	83.33%	87.83%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	47.71%	53.31%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Pozo, 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 Chamula (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Pozo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	31.81%	28.44%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	43.14%	46.47%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	21.73%	11.34%
Number of inhabited private housings:	340	228
Homes with electricity:	98.24%	93.75%
Homes with piped water:	95.00%	95.62%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	75.59%	98.12%
Homes with a radio:	47.65%	56.25%
Homes with a television:	59.41%	37.50%
Homes with a refrigerator:	9.12%	0.62%
Homes with a washing machine:	2.06%	0.62%
Homes with a car:	7.94%	5.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.62%
Homes with landline telephone:	8.82%	3.75%
Homes with cell phones:	23.24%	3.12%
Homes with Internet:	3.82%	0.62%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Pozo (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 Pozo

With the satellite map of El Pozo 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 Chamula. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Pozo.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pozo

Do you want to stay in El Pozo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Pozo:

• POSADO LOS ANGELES: 10 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LUNA JAGUAR: 10 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
• POSADA ANABEL: 10 km away, direction Northwest (9 minutes by car)
• POSADA LA CABAÑITA: 10 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Pozo

A weekend in El Pozo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Pozo and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in El Pozo for hiking and trails:

• Jolcuchumtón (2232 meters): 2.4 km walk (30 minutes), heading North.
• Lalahuítz (Cerro Bitz) (2582 meters): 2.4 km walk (29 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Patuitz (2852 meters): 3.0 km walk (37 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Jolvalish (Cerro Haulitz) (2514 meters): 4.7 km walk (59 minutes), heading West.

Magical Towns to visit when in El Pozo:

• San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "​Catedral de San Cristóbal de las Casas", 25 km, heading Southwest (23 minutes by car)

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

• Naxic (450 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
• Pathuitz (731 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
• Tzontehuitz (1395 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• Pulumsibak (491 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 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 Pozo (Chiapas)

In El Pozo 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 Pozo, 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 Pozo (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	170	144	314
Youth (6-14 years)	210	219	429
Adults (15-59 years)	471	402	873
Elderly (60+ years)	51	37	88

#7 Pictures of El Pozo

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Pozo, 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 Pozo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Pozo (Chiapas) is 29320

Are you going to send a letter to El Pozo? Do you have a friend in El Pozo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Pozo consists of the following 5 digits: 29320. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Pozo ("29") correspond to the state code of Chiapas, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

#9 Vote for El Pozo as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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#10 Schools in El Pozo

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