El Puerto (Chiapas)
Learn about large village of El Puerto through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 1,751 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of El Puerto (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Venustiano Carranza. There are 1,751 inhabitants and it is 1,225 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Comitán de Domínguez is 67 minutes away by car (61 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #13 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Puerto, there is a percentage of 99% of indigenous population and 23% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Puerto? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Puerto is located at 17.4 kilometers from Venustiano Carranza, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Puerto.
#1 Where is El Puerto? How to go? Map
Online map of El Puerto (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 Puerto (Chiapas) is 1,751 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 887 | 864 | 1751 |
| 2010 | 549 | 543 | 1092 |
| 2005 | 512 | 462 | 974 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.91 | 10.31 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.17% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 19.47% | 16.48% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.74% | 10.31% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 12.74% | 22.59% |
| Schooling level: | 4.15 | 3.25 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.57 | 3.93 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.77 | 2.59 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.86% | 78.85% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 85.78% | 66.12% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 12.74% | 0.64% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.67% | 23.08% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.50% | 43.09% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.26% | 3.28% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 342 | 219 |
| Homes with electricity: | 94.15% | 98.55% |
| Homes with piped water: | 95.61% | 81.16% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 49.12% | 2.17% |
| Homes with a radio: | 23.68% | 40.58% |
| Homes with a television: | 37.13% | 48.55% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 9.06% | 5.80% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.29% | 1.45% |
| Homes with a car: | 2.92% | 4.35% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.29% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.17% | 0.72% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 22.51% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Puerto
With the satellite map of El Puerto 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 Venustiano Carranza. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Puerto.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Puerto
Do you want to stay in El Puerto? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Puerto:- POSADA KAREN: 15 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA PALMA: 14 km away, direction Southeast (11 minutes by car)
- POSADA CENTRAL: 13 km away, direction Southeast (9 minutes by car)
- POSADA VILLANGELES: 14 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Puerto
Want to know what to see in El Puerto if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Puerto.Las mejores montes de El Puerto para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Seman (1471 meters): 0.8 km walk (13 minutes), heading East.
- Coralton (1817 meters): 3.3 km walk (69 minutes), heading North.
- Muculhuitz (Cerro Amahuitz) (1879 meters): 5.3 km walk (88 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Moshta (1748 meters): 8.2 km walk (150 minutes), heading North.
- Comitán de Domínguez (Chiapas): Don't miss "Centro Cultural Rosario Catellanos", 67 km, heading Southeast (61 minutes by car)
- Magdalena (17 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (8 minutes by car)
- Santa Rosa (San Ramón) (37 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
- La Mesa el Porvenir (6 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- Las Delicias (22 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Puerto (Chiapas)
In El Puerto 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 Puerto, 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) | 134 | 130 | 264 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 220 | 242 | 462 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 474 | 434 | 908 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 59 | 58 | 117 |
#7 Pictures of El Puerto
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Puerto, 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 Puerto, 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 Puerto (Chiapas) is 30217
Are you going to send a letter to El Puerto? Do you have a friend in El Puerto and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Puerto consists of the following 5 digits: 30217. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Puerto ("30") 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 Puerto as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Puerto or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Puerto to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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#10 Schools in El Puerto
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Venustiano Carranza
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Venustiano Carranza
- El Desengaño (112 inhabitants)
- El Porvenir (4 inhabitants)
- El Salvador (5 inhabitants)
- Francisco Villa (110 inhabitants)
- La Garnacha (7 inhabitants)
- Nueva Esperanza (3 inhabitants)
- Nueva Esperanza (14 inhabitants)
- Luz María (2 inhabitants)
- San Antonio el Limón Uno (63 inhabitants)
- San Francisco la Herradura (- inhabitants)
- San Isidro la Sociedad (293 inhabitants)
- San José Cerro Grande Uno (- inhabitants)
- San Lázaro (473 inhabitants)
- Santa Rita (- inhabitants)
- Trinidad Oquil (- inhabitants)