El Salvador (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Salvador, a beautiful medium-sized town of 237 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of El Salvador (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Las Margaritas. There are 237 inhabitants and it is 1,439 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Comitán de Domínguez is 60 minutes away by car (52 km). It is the most populated town in the position #132 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Salvador, 9% of the inhabitants are catholic and 10% 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 Salvador is located at 18.6 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Las Margaritas, 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 Salvador.
#1 Where is El Salvador? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Salvador in Chiapas? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Salvador.
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#2 The population of El Salvador (Chiapas) is 237 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 112 | 125 | 237 |
| 2010 | 79 | 103 | 182 |
| 2005 | 70 | 84 | 154 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.51 | 11.65 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.88% | 13.74% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.33% | 11.65% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.55% | 16.46% |
| Schooling level: | 5.94 | 4.35 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.31 | 4.59 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.5 | 4.06 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 8.86% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.69% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Las Margaritas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 55.70% | 31.87% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 69.60% | 54.37% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 40.18% | 2.53% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 41 | 36 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.12% | 94.29% |
| Homes with piped water: | 92.68% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 80.49% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 56.10% | 57.14% |
| Homes with a television: | 63.41% | 45.71% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 12.20% | 5.71% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 9.76% | 2.86% |
| Homes with a car: | 7.32% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 34.15% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.44% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Salvador
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Salvador, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Las Margaritas. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Salvador.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salvador
Many people want to stay in the town of El Salvador 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:- HOSPEDAJE VAZQUEZ: 9 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ANGELES: 12 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CABAÑAS LÁZARO CÁRDENAS: 21 km away, direction South (17 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE CARDENAS: 23 km away, direction South (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Salvador
A weekend in El Salvador and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Salvador and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Salvador for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Potrero Valles (1781 meters): 12.0 km walk (171 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Comitán de Domínguez (Chiapas): Don't miss "Templo de Santo Domingo", 60 km, heading West (52 minutes by car)
- Ojo de Agua Segundo (361 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Santa Teresa (86 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Gracias a Dios (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Santa Rosa (26 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Salvador (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Salvador 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 Salvador there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 68 | 76 | 144 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 10 | 16 |
#7 Pictures of El Salvador
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Salvador, 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 Salvador, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Salvador en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Salvador as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Salvador or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Salvador 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.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Chiapas, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas
#9 Schools in El Salvador
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Las Margaritas
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- Buenos Aires (50 inhabitants)
- El Caracolito (222 inhabitants)
- Lucio Cabañas (40 inhabitants)
- El Texano (5 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe el Paraíso (4 inhabitants)
- Hernán Torres (6 inhabitants)
- El Caracol I la Realidad (182 inhabitants)
- Las Delicias (127 inhabitants)
- Nuevo San Cristobalito (98 inhabitants)
- Nuevo San Mateo (164 inhabitants)
- Paso Hondo (30 inhabitants)
- Santa Elena (662 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa (4 inhabitants)
- Uzum Buenavista (9 inhabitants)