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El Zapotal (Chiapas)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Zapotal, a beautiful large village of 1,597 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Zapotal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 1,597 inhabitants and it is 622 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #17 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Zapotal, 38% of the population over 12 years is single and 1% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Zapotal? You can find it at 71.9 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Ocosingo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Zapotal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Location map of El Zapotal in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Zapotal, which is marked with the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Zapotal (Chiapas) is 1,597 inhabitants

Population data in El Zapotal (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	821	776	1597
2010	704	681	1385
2005	595	598	1193

Evolution of the population in El Zapotal: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Zapotal:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.67	11.75
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	13.53%	15.81%
Illiterate population (men):	4.82%	11.75%
Illiterate population (women):	8.70%	19.74%
Schooling level:	6.15	4.43
Schooling level (men):	7.07	5.27
Schooling level (women):	5.24	3.60

Indigenous culture data in El Zapotal:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	99.37%	98.70%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	86.04%	81.01%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	25.05%	47.94%

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.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Zapotal:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	39.76%	17.98%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	53.87%	36.42%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	26.43%	0.14%
Number of inhabited private housings:	254	206
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	93.88%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	92.86%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	11.02%	97.96%
Homes with a radio:	3.54%	33.67%
Homes with a television:	22.44%	23.47%
Homes with a refrigerator:	13.78%	10.71%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	0.39%	2.04%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	3.54%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.79%	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 Ocosingo. 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:

• HOTEL SELVA MAYA: 30 km away, direction East (21 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE EL GRANIZO: 29 km away, direction East (20 minutes by car)
• RENTA DE CUARTOS EN NUEVA PALESTINA: 30 km away, direction East (23 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE LAS ESTRELAS: 27 km away, direction East (21 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Zapotal

Want to know what to see in El Zapotal if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Zapotal.
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Zapotal?:

• San Caralampio (712 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
• Emiliano Zapata (297 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the West (11 minutes by car)
• Perla de Acapulco (1818 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the Northwest (12 minutes by car)
• San José (738 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the Southeast (15 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)	126	116	242
Youth (6-14 years)	250	222	472
Adults (15-59 years)	417	398	815
Elderly (60+ years)	28	40	68

#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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#9 Schools in El Zapotal

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