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La Gloria (Chiapas)

Maps, pictures and statistics of La Gloria, a beautiful medium-sized town of 374 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of La Gloria (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Palenque. There are 374 inhabitants and it is 36 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Palenque is 45 minutes away by car (40 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #62 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Gloria, 30% of the population over 12 years is single and 1% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of La Gloria? You can find it at 29.5 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Palenque, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Gloria through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Location map of La Gloria in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Gloria, which is marked with the following symbol

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#2 The population of La Gloria (Chiapas) is 374 inhabitants

Population data in La Gloria (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	188	186	374
2010	175	168	343
2005	48	34	82

Evolution of the population in La Gloria: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Gloria:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.67	14.29
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	4.28%	5.25%
Illiterate population:	7.75%	20.70%
Illiterate population (men):	3.74%	14.29%
Illiterate population (women):	4.01%	26.86%
Schooling level:	6.56	5
Schooling level (men):	6.98	5.61
Schooling level (women):	6.19	4.46

Indigenous culture data in La Gloria:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	2.92%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.87%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Gloria, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in La Gloria:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	73.80%	27.99%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	71.51%	51.79%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	76.06%	5.14%
Number of inhabited private housings:	109	87
Homes with electricity:	99.08%	96.20%
Homes with piped water:	99.08%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	95.41%	72.15%
Homes with a radio:	21.10%	43.04%
Homes with a television:	77.06%	74.68%
Homes with a refrigerator:	60.55%	50.63%
Homes with a washing machine:	18.35%	26.58%
Homes with a car:	4.59%	2.53%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.83%	1.27%
Homes with landline telephone:	3.67%	7.59%
Homes with cell phones:	37.61%	10.13%
Homes with Internet:	0.92%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Gloria (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 Gloria

With the satellite map of La Gloria 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 Palenque. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Gloria.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Gloria

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

• HOTEL MARY: 23 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ADRIANCITO: 23 km away, direction Southwest (17 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE LUPITA: 20 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE DEL CENTRO: 23 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in La Gloria

A weekend in La Gloria and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Gloria and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de La Gloria para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Filadelfia (259 meters): 5.4 km walk (81 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Limón (281 meters): 10.5 km walk (140 minutes), heading West.

Magical Towns to visit when in La Gloria:

• Palenque (Chiapas): Don't miss "Bonampak", 45 km, heading Southeast (40 minutes by car)

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

• La Gloria (120 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• Los Cerrillos (375 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• Los Alazanes (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
• Santa Rosa (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 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 Gloria (Chiapas)

In La Gloria 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 Gloria, 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 Gloria (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	19	27	46
Youth (6-14 years)	33	41	74
Adults (15-59 years)	116	107	223
Elderly (60+ years)	20	11	31

#7 Pictures of La Gloria

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Gloria? 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 Gloria.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Gloria (Chiapas) is 29969

Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Gloria so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 29969. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Gloria ("29") correspond to the State of Chiapas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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#10 Schools in La Gloria

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