La Fortuna (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Fortuna, a beautiful large village of 568 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of La Fortuna (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Las Margaritas. There are 568 inhabitants and it is 542 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #74 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Fortuna, 5% 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 Fortuna is located at 53.5 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Las Margaritas, 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 Fortuna.
#1 Where is La Fortuna? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to La Fortuna (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of La Fortuna (Chiapas) is 568 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 269 | 299 | 568 |
| 2010 | 198 | 224 | 422 |
| 2005 | 163 | 190 | 353 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.58 | 12.95 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.69% | 18.25% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.11% | 12.95% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.58% | 24.24% |
| Schooling level: | 4.89 | 3.75 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.15 | 4.17 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.61 | 3.29 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 63.91% | 34.83% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 42.78% | 9.48% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.53% | 0.24% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Las Margaritas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.35% | 27.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.54% | 52.68% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 36.80% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 110 | 78 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.18% | 69.74% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 98.68% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.55% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 23.64% | 60.53% |
| Homes with a television: | 34.55% | 10.53% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 10.91% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 3.64% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 2.73% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.91% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 54.55% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.91% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Fortuna
With the satellite map of La Fortuna 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 Las Margaritas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Fortuna.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Fortuna
Do you want to stay in La Fortuna? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Fortuna:- HOTEL VICTOR SAN AGUSTIN: 61 km away, direction Southeast (52 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES: 59 km away, direction Southeast (46 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE EN MARAVILLA TENEJAPA: 62 km away, direction Southeast (51 minutes by car)
- ESTACIÓN IXCAN CENTRO ECOTURÍSTICO: 55 km away, direction Southeast (45 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Fortuna
Want to know what to see in La Fortuna if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Fortuna.Las mejores montes de La Fortuna para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Pelón (1158 meters): 1.7 km walk (28 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Uchanhuitz (1671 meters): 9.8 km walk (123 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Calvario (990 meters): 13.3 km walk (163 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Calvario (1471 meters): 15.5 km walk (244 minutes), heading West.
- Nuevo San Marcos (161 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
- Benito Juárez (512 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- Viejo San Marcos (86 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (7 minutes by car)
- Santa Rita Invernadero (1210 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Fortuna (Chiapas)
In La Fortuna 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 Fortuna, 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) | 33 | 47 | 80 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 68 | 79 | 147 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 152 | 154 | 306 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 16 | 19 | 35 |
#7 Pictures of La Fortuna
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Fortuna? 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 Fortuna.
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#9 Schools in La Fortuna
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Las Margaritas
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