La Caoba (Chiapas)

Learn about medium-sized town of La Caoba through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 341 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

You may know it as El Valche.

The town of La Caoba is located in the Municipality of Palenque (in the State of Chiapas). There are 341 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #128 of the whole municipality. La Caoba is at 47 meters of altitude.

This town has recently changed its name. It used to be known as El Valche. This town decided to change its name in the year 2010.

Data: In La Caoba, there is a percentage of 59% of indigenous population and 90% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on La Caoba? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that La Caoba is located at 3.2 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Palenque, 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 La Caoba.

#1 Where is La Caoba? How to get there? Map

Online map of La Caoba in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of La Caoba (Chiapas) is 341 inhabitants

Population data in La Caoba (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020173168341
20107894172
2005373370
Evolution of the population in La Caoba: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Caoba:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.2611.70
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:14.08%6.40%
Illiterate population:4.69%15.12%
Illiterate population (men):1.47%11.70%
Illiterate population (women):3.23%19.23%
Schooling level:7.914.75
Schooling level (men):8.274.98
Schooling level (women):7.544.54
Indigenous culture data in La Caoba:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:58.65%67.44%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:29.03%39.53%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.59%1.74%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Caoba, 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 dwelling data in La Caoba:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:56.89%27.33%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.33%45.74%
Employed population over 12 years (women):55.49%5.13%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:9045
Homes with electricity:100.00%5.41%
Housing with piped water:98.89%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:100.00%21.62%
Dwellings with radio:66.67%16.22%
Housing with television:80.00%10.81%
Housing with refrigerator:81.11%2.70%
Housing with washing machine:47.78%2.70%
Housing with automobile:15.56%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:11.11%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:90.00%8.11%
Homes with Internet:5.56%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Caoba (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 La Caoba

Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Caoba, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Palenque. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Caoba.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Caoba

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#5 Population pyramid of La Caoba (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Caoba 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 La Caoba there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of La Caoba
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Caoba (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)221638
Youth (6-14 years)384179
Adults (15-59 years)10499203
Elderly (60+ years)91221

#6 Photos of La Caoba

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  2. El Aguacate (11 inhabitants)
  3. El Barí (2 inhabitants)
  4. El Mango (41 inhabitants)
  5. El Plebeyo (- inhabitants)
  6. La Cascada (927 inhabitants)
  7. La Esperanza (10 inhabitants)
  8. La Florida (7 inhabitants)
  9. La Loma (7 inhabitants)
  10. La Majada (- inhabitants)
  11. Rancho Viejo (4 Hermanos) (4 inhabitants)
  12. Ricardo Flores Magón (365 inhabitants)
  13. San Juan (4 inhabitants)
  14. San Miguel (Tres Hermanos) (- inhabitants)
  15. Sociedad la Victoria (31 inhabitants)