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El Sitim

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 401 inhabitants of Chiapas.

The town of El Sitim belongs to the municipality of Chilón (State of Chiapas). There are 401 inhabitants and it is 1,258 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #120 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Sitim, 42% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Sitim is located at 7.6 kilometers from Chilón, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Sitim.

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

Online map of El Sitim (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 Sitim (Chiapas) is 401 inhabitants

Population data in El Sitim

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	200	201	401
2010	110	117	227
2005	47	46	93

Evolution of the population in El Sitim: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Sitim:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.55	11.97
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	18.20%	20.26%
Illiterate population (men):	5.24%	11.97%
Illiterate population (women):	12.97%	29.09%
Schooling level:	4.77	3.32
Schooling level (men):	5.87	3.98
Schooling level (women):	3.77	2.63

Indigenous culture data in El Sitim:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	93.39%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	85.54%	77.53%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	49.88%	39.21%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Sitim, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Sitim:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	27.68%	30.40%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	52.74%	44.44%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	2.50%	15.45%
Number of inhabited private housings:	70	51
Homes with electricity:	94.29%	72.22%
Homes with piped water:	71.43%	61.11%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	47.14%	19.44%
Homes with a radio:	41.43%	47.22%
Homes with a television:	38.57%	30.56%
Homes with a refrigerator:	12.86%	8.33%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	2.78%
Homes with a car:	0.00%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	2.86%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	27.14%	2.78%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Sitim (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 Sitim

With the satellite map of El Sitim 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 Chilón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Sitim.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Sitim

Many people want to stay in the town of El Sitim 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:

• POSADA GLORIA: 12 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
• HOTEL BEOSÍR: 11 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CHILUM: 10 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SOFIA: 11 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Sitim

Want to know what to see in El Sitim if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Sitim.
Las mejores montes de El Sitim para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Sitala (1723 meters): 2.8 km walk (53 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro San Antonio (1605 meters): 5.3 km walk (91 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Cancanlumil (1485 meters): 5.6 km walk (115 minutes), heading West.
• Cantajal (1564 meters): 5.2 km walk (76 minutes), heading Southeast.

Other towns near El Sitim:

• Mojón Tzuy (114 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• Chewal Muquenal (191 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
• Los Mangos (255 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
• San Pablo (10 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 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 Sitim (Chiapas)

In El Sitim 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 Sitim, 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 Sitim (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	27	40	67
Youth (6-14 years)	51	51	102
Adults (15-59 years)	116	98	214
Elderly (60+ years)	6	12	18

#7 Pictures of El Sitim

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Sitim? 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 Sitim.
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#9 Schools in El Sitim

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