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La Aurora (Chiapas)

Maps, pictures and statistics of La Aurora, a beautiful medium-sized town of 407 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of La Aurora (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 407 inhabitants and it is 1,539 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #133 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Aurora, 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 La Aurora is located at 11.6 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Ocosingo, 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 La Aurora.

#1 Where is La Aurora? How to go? Map

Online map of La Aurora (Chiapas) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of La Aurora (Chiapas) is 407 inhabitants

Population data in La Aurora (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	218	189	407
2010	142	135	277
2005	139	116	255

Evolution of the population in La Aurora: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Aurora:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.41	11.11
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	14.50%	13.00%
Illiterate population (men):	6.14%	11.11%
Illiterate population (women):	8.35%	14.79%
Schooling level:	5.77	5.33
Schooling level (men):	6.13	5.79
Schooling level (women):	5.4	4.88

Indigenous culture data in La Aurora:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	88.70%	83.75%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	29.48%	44.40%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Aurora, 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 La Aurora:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	63.88%	29.24%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	66.14%	47.41%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	61.93%	11.97%
Number of inhabited private housings:	78	52
Homes with electricity:	96.15%	98.04%
Homes with piped water:	98.72%	96.08%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	30.77%	90.20%
Homes with a radio:	26.92%	64.71%
Homes with a television:	43.59%	43.14%
Homes with a refrigerator:	15.38%	9.80%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	7.69%	3.92%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.56%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	19.23%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Aurora (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 La Aurora

With the satellite map of La Aurora 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 La Aurora.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Aurora

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Aurora, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Aurora so you can contact them:

• AUTO LAVADO EL PRINCEPE: 17 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL REAL PLAZA: 17 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ALBA: 17 km away, direction East (15 minutes by car)
• AUTO HOTEL EL CARACOL: 17 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in La Aurora

Want to know what to see in La Aurora if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Aurora.
Las mejores montes de La Aurora para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cololtíal (1766 meters): 2.8 km walk (45 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Bajchén (1438 meters): 8.5 km walk (134 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Palenchén (1791 meters): 11.3 km walk (226 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Chenchitám (1665 meters): 16.1 km walk (283 minutes), heading Northeast.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of La Aurora?:

• Jomalchén (154 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• El Diamante (19 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• San Antonio la Esperanza (7 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
• El Pozo (11 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (5 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 La Aurora (Chiapas)

In La Aurora 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 La Aurora, 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 La Aurora (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	37	20	57
Youth (6-14 years)	61	50	111
Adults (15-59 years)	106	98	204
Elderly (60+ years)	14	21	35

#7 Pictures of La Aurora

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Aurora? 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 La Aurora.
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#9 Schools in La Aurora

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