El Retiro (Oxchuc, Chiapas)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Retiro, a beautiful large village of 843 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Retiro is located in the Municipality of Oxchuc (in the State of Chiapas). There are 843 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality. El Retiro is at 2,200 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Retiro, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 38% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Retiro? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that El Retiro is located at 2.3 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Oxchuc, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Retiro.

#1 Where is El Retiro? How to get there? Map

What is the route to get to El Retiro (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of El Retiro (Chiapas) is 843 inhabitants

Population data in El Retiro (Oxchuc, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020410433843
2010301318619
2005289299588
Evolution of the population in El Retiro: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Retiro:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.198.81
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.12%0.00%
Illiterate population:7.71%11.15%
Illiterate population (men):2.49%8.81%
Illiterate population (women):5.22%13.62%
Schooling level:6.985.69
Schooling level (men):7.396.15
Schooling level (women):6.535.19
Indigenous culture data in El Retiro:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:86.24%84.17%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:17.67%35.38%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Retiro, 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 Oxchuc (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Retiro:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:23.49%33.12%
Employed population over 12 years (men):44.11%50.63%
Employed population over 12 years (women):1.71%14.62%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:137126
Homes with electricity:95.62%95.69%
Housing with piped water:0.00%6.90%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:11.68%95.69%
Dwellings with radio:51.09%45.69%
Housing with television:29.93%13.79%
Housing with refrigerator:2.92%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.73%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:37.96%1.72%
Homes with Internet:1.46%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Retiro (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Retiro

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Retiro, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Oxchuc. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Retiro.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Retiro

Many people want to stay in the town of El Retiro 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 Population pyramid of El Retiro (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Retiro by age and sex, 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 Retiro there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Retiro
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Retiro (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)7558133
Youth (6-14 years)102119221
Adults (15-59 years)203223426
Elderly (60+ years)303363

#6 Photos of El Retiro

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Retiro, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Retiro, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Oxchuc

  1. Balaxil (233 inhabitants)
  2. Bumilja (384 inhabitants)
  3. Chixoltic (- inhabitants)
  4. Conoilja (322 inhabitants)
  5. Cruz Ajiljá (81 inhabitants)
  6. Laguna Espinal (42 inhabitants)
  7. Las Nubes (52 inhabitants)
  8. Manzanailjá (344 inhabitants)
  9. Nueva Maravilla (548 inhabitants)
  10. Santo Domingo (286 inhabitants)
  11. Stenlej Akil (432 inhabitants)
  12. Tzununilja (Media Luna) (- inhabitants)
  13. Xenen (297 inhabitants)
  14. Yaalcotz (84 inhabitants)
  15. Tzotealjá (80 inhabitants)