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El Zapotal (Chiapas)

The most complete information about the small village of El Zapotal (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 72 inhabitants?

The town of El Zapotal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Tila. There are 72 inhabitants and it is 605 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tapijulapa is 77 minutes away by car (64 km). It is the most populated town in the position #121 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Zapotal, 15% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Zapotal is located at 10.7 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Tila, 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 Zapotal.

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

Map to know how to get to El Zapotal (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Zapotal, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Zapotal (Chiapas) is 72 inhabitants

Population data in El Zapotal (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	35	37	72
2010	36	35	71
2005	18	16	34

Evolution of the population in El Zapotal: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Zapotal:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.75	8.57
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	15.28%	22.54%
Illiterate population (men):	1.39%	8.57%
Illiterate population (women):	13.89%	36.11%
Schooling level:	6.06	4.07
Schooling level (men):	7.33	5.38
Schooling level (women):	4.68	2.82

Indigenous culture data in El Zapotal:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	90.28%	88.73%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	19.44%	35.21%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Zapotal, 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 Zapotal:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	73.61%	26.76%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	75.68%	54.29%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	71.43%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	13	12
Homes with electricity:	92.31%	83.33%
Homes with piped water:	92.31%	66.67%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	69.23%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	61.54%	66.67%
Homes with a television:	53.85%	33.33%
Homes with a refrigerator:	23.08%	8.33%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	7.69%	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:	46.15%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Zapotal (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 Zapotal

With the satellite map of El Zapotal 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 Tila. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Zapotal.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zapotal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Zapotal 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 SABANILLA: 11 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE SAN FRANCISCO: 11 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE AKI ME KEDO: 11 km away, direction Northwest (9 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE CHEPITA: 12 km away, direction Northwest (9 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Zapotal

A weekend in El Zapotal and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Zapotal and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de El Zapotal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Tejolguitz (1396 meters): 6.7 km walk (95 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro El Gallo (Cerro Miradero) (2108 meters): 7.7 km walk (119 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Hueco (2043 meters): 8.9 km walk (125 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Sañija (1340 meters): 9.3 km walk (123 minutes), heading Northeast.

Magical Towns near El Zapotal to discover the Mexican culture:

• Tapijulapa (Tabasco): Don't miss "Parque Estatal de la Sierra", 77 km, heading Northwest (64 minutes by car)

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Zapotal?:

• Vicente Guerrero (371 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• El Zapotal (75 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
• Guayabil (75 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
• Shoctic (1984 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 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 Zapotal (Chiapas)

In El Zapotal 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 Zapotal, 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 Zapotal (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	2	3	5
Youth (6-14 years)	8	7	15
Adults (15-59 years)	20	24	44
Elderly (60+ years)	5	3	8

#7 Pictures of El Zapotal

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Zapotal? 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 Zapotal.
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