Galilea (Potrero Carrizal)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal), a beautiful medium-sized town of 211 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) belongs to the municipality of Jiquipilas (State of Chiapas). There are 211 inhabitants and it is 903 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Ocozocoautla de Espinosa is 34 minutes away by car (33 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #33 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Galilea (Potrero Carrizal), 31% 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.
The town of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) is located at 9.9 kilometers from Jiquipilas, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal).
#1 Where is Galilea (Potrero Carrizal)? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal), which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) (Chiapas) is 211 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 113 | 98 | 211 |
| 2010 | 89 | 75 | 164 |
| 2005 | 70 | 61 | 131 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.6 | 4.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.47% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.37% | 8.54% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.27% | 4.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.11% | 12.36% |
| Schooling level: | 6.49 | 4.01 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.22 | 4.50 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.68 | 3.55 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 88.63% | 89.02% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 63.98% | 64.63% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 64.45% | 22.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.20% | 48.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 68.14% | 1.12% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 42 | 35 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 6.67% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 45.24% | 26.67% |
| Homes with a radio: | 52.38% | 30.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.95% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 54.76% | 13.33% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 11.90% | 3.33% |
| Homes with a car: | 28.57% | 6.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 14.29% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 66.67% | 26.67% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal)
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal), to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Jiquipilas. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal).
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Galilea (Potrero Carrizal)
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal), but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) so you can contact them:- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT LAS ROSAS: 14 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL EL PARAISO: 19 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT SONIA MIRIAM: 21 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
- POSADA BETTY: 22 km away, direction West (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Galilea (Potrero Carrizal)
A weekend in Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Puerta (1129 meters): 5.2 km walk (63 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Colmenas (973 meters): 9.2 km walk (117 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Piñuelas (846 meters): 10.5 km walk (144 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Sombrerito (874 meters): 10.2 km walk (212 minutes), heading North.
- Ocozocoautla de Espinosa (Chiapas): Don't miss "Iglesia de San Bernabé", 34 km, heading East (33 minutes by car)
- Hierba Santa (536 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Melchor Ocampo (6 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Subteniente Pedro Sánchez (431 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
- Nazaret (7 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) (Chiapas)
In Galilea (Potrero Carrizal) 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 Galilea (Potrero Carrizal), 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 27 | 33 | 60 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 65 | 45 | 110 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
#7 Pictures of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal)
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Galilea (Potrero Carrizal)? 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 Galilea (Potrero Carrizal).
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Jiquipilas
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Jiquipilas
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- Concepción (7 inhabitants)
- El Encanto (1 inhabitants)
- El Sauz (5 inhabitants)
- Galicia Galilea (- inhabitants)
- Guadalupe (3 inhabitants)
- Hoja Blanca (9 inhabitants)
- La Nueva Esperanza (2 inhabitants)
- Liberación (536 inhabitants)
- Campamento Nazareno Mahanaim (4 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Durango (2 inhabitants)
- Ocotlán (- inhabitants)
- Poza Rica (- inhabitants)
- San Pedro (11 inhabitants)
- Vajabi (1 inhabitants)