Jalapa (Escuintla, Chiapas)
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The place of Jalapa is inside the municipality of Escuintla (in the State of Chiapas). There are 249 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #17 in terms of number of inhabitants. Jalapa is at 880 meters of altitude.
Data: In Jalapa, there is a percentage of 4% of indigenous population and 61% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Jalapa? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of Jalapa is located at 15.2 kilometers from Escuintla, 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 Jalapa.
#1 Where is Jalapa? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Jalapa (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Jalapa, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Jalapa (Chiapas) is 249 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 116 | 133 | 249 |
| 2010 | 140 | 163 | 303 |
| 2005 | 135 | 137 | 272 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.98 | 3.68 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 1.61% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.03% | 7.26% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.61% | 3.68% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.42% | 11.43% |
| Schooling level: | 5.48 | 5.43 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.68 | 5.76 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.25 | 5.09 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 4.02% | 25.74% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.80% | 13.53% |
| 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: | 44.98% | 25.41% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.92% | 44.17% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 19.83% | 3.57% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 61 | 71 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 96.55% |
| Housing with piped water: | 96.72% | 98.28% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.36% | 96.55% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 50.82% | 60.34% |
| Housing with television: | 72.13% | 60.34% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 52.46% | 51.72% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 22.95% | 6.90% |
| Housing with automobile: | 8.20% | 10.34% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.28% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.64% | 1.72% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 60.66% | 12.07% |
| Homes with Internet: | 14.75% | 1.72% |
#3 Satellite photo of Jalapa
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Jalapa, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Escuintla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Jalapa.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Jalapa
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Jalapa, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Jalapa so you can contact them.:- MOTEL RIO SECO: 21 km away, direction West (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN JORGE PLAZA: 21 km away, direction West (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN JORGE PLAZA: 21 km away, direction West (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL COLONIAL SAN CARLOS: 23 km away, direction West (17 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Jalapa (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Jalapa 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 Jalapa there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 19 | 27 | 46 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 64 | 64 | 128 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 20 | 28 | 48 |
#6 Photos of Jalapa
In order for you to enjoy nature around Jalapa, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Jalapa, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of Jalapa (Chiapas) is 30605
Are you going to send a letter to Jalapa? Do you have a friend in Jalapa and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Jalapa consists of the following 5 digits: 30605. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Jalapa ("30") correspond to the state code of Chiapas, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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#10 Schools in Jalapa
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Escuintla
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Escuintla
- Buenos Aires (3 inhabitants)
- Cuauhtémoc Chachalaca (130 inhabitants)
- El Cacao (9 inhabitants)
- El Jordán (120 inhabitants)
- El Vergel (29 inhabitants)
- Héctor Alvarado Herrera (49 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Nuevo Milenio (Nueva Francia) (284 inhabitants)
- Nueva Morelia (175 inhabitants)
- Ovando la Piñuela (195 inhabitants)
- Paisaje del Danubio (7 inhabitants)
- Paso del Norte (58 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Pensamiento (5 inhabitants)
- San José Filapa (1 inhabitants)
- Santa Isabel (96 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresita (12 inhabitants)