Jech Chentic (Chiapas)
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Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 960 inhabitants?
The place of Jech Chentic is inside the municipality of Zinacantán (in the State of Chiapas). There are 960 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants. Jech Chentic is at 2,289 meters of altitude.
Data: In Jech Chentic, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 61% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Jech Chentic? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of Jech Chentic is located at 3.7 kilometers from Navenchauc, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. In addition, it is located at 4.3 kilometers from Zinacantán, which is the capital of the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Jech Chentic.
#1 Where is Jech Chentic? How to go? Map
Online map of Jech Chentic in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Jech Chentic (Chiapas) is 960 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 495 | 465 | 960 |
| 2010 | 456 | 436 | 892 |
| 2005 | 295 | 263 | 558 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.55 | 12.61 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.77% | 22.65% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.90% | 12.61% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.88% | 32.24% |
| Schooling level: | 4.31 | 3.38 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.04 | 4.37 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.68 | 2.57 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.90% | 98.99% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 86.15% | 81.39% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 20.21% | 45.85% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.38% | 24.89% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.69% | 44.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 17.17% | 6.14% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 185 | 167 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.30% | 97.37% |
| Housing with piped water: | 7.03% | 12.50% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 49.73% | 87.50% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 51.89% | 69.08% |
| Housing with television: | 72.43% | 66.45% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 7.57% | 2.63% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 7.57% | 1.32% |
| Housing with automobile: | 24.32% | 26.97% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.62% | 7.24% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 60.54% | 19.08% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.54% | 1.32% |
#3 Satellite photo of Jech Chentic
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Jech Chentic, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Zinacantán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Jech Chentic.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Jech Chentic
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Jech Chentic, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Jech Chentic so you can contact them.:- POSADA ZINACANTÁN: 7 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA ZINACANTÁN: 6 km away, direction Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TRES HERMANOS: 9 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA CHAMULA: 11 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Jech Chentic (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Jech Chentic 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 Jech Chentic there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 64 | 67 | 131 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 116 | 129 | 245 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 290 | 242 | 532 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 25 | 27 | 52 |
#6 Photos of Jech Chentic
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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Zinacantán
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- Bochojbo Alto (1296 inhabitants)
- Bomchen (412 inhabitants)
- El Próspero (25 inhabitants)
- Elambo Bajo (862 inhabitants)
- Jechtojtik (230 inhabitants)
- Jomal-Osil (283 inhabitants)
- Joigel Grande (372 inhabitants)
- Las Minas (- inhabitants)
- Mazam (145 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (76 inhabitants)
- San Antonio Bajo (- inhabitants)
- San Nicolás Buenavista (120 inhabitants)
- Yalentay (San Joaquín) (750 inhabitants)
- Zinacantán (5575 inhabitants)