La Joya (Socoltenango, Chiapas)

Maps, photos and statistics of La Joya, a beautiful small village of 127 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of La Joya is located in the Municipality of Socoltenango (in the State of Chiapas). There are 127 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #43 of the ranking. La Joya is at 856 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Joya, 13% of the population over 12 years is single and 70% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of La Joya? You can find it at 1.1 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Socoltenango, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the La Joya location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is La Joya? How to get there? Map

Online map of La Joya in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of La Joya (Chiapas) is 127 inhabitants

Population data in La Joya (Socoltenango, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206463127
2010404484
2005343569
Evolution of the population in La Joya: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Joya:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.7922.73
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.79%2.38%
Illiterate population:20.47%29.76%
Illiterate population (men):8.66%22.73%
Illiterate population (women):11.81%37.50%
Schooling level:6.473.50
Schooling level (men):6.454
Schooling level (women):6.482.97
Indigenous culture data in La Joya:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:7.09%3.57%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:1.57%2.38%
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 Joya, 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 dwelling data in La Joya:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:41.73%15.48%
Employed population over 12 years (men):61.90%25.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):21.88%5.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:3744
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:100.00%95.00%
Dwellings with radio:83.78%70.00%
Housing with television:91.89%90.00%
Housing with refrigerator:86.49%70.00%
Housing with washing machine:59.46%55.00%
Housing with automobile:13.51%5.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:13.51%5.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:78.38%30.00%
Homes with Internet:70.27%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Joya (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of La Joya

With the satellite map of La Joya 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 Socoltenango. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Joya.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Joya

Do you want to stay in La Joya? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Joya:

#5 Population pyramid of La Joya (Chiapas)

In La Joya 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 Joya, 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.

Population pyramid of La Joya
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Joya (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)91221
Youth (6-14 years)9918
Adults (15-59 years)413576
Elderly (60+ years)5712

#6 Photos of La Joya

In order for you to enjoy nature around La Joya, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Joya, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of La Joya (Chiapas) is 30390

Are you going to send a letter to La Joya? Do you have a friend in La Joya and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Joya consists of the following 5 digits: 30390. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Joya ("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 Other towns in the Municipality of Socoltenango

  1. Abasolo (203 inhabitants)
  2. El Banco (391 inhabitants)
  3. El Portillo (4 inhabitants)
  4. El Sabinal (296 inhabitants)
  5. Jesús Hernández Jiménez (23 inhabitants)
  6. Jorge de la Vega Domínguez (287 inhabitants)
  7. Las Bugambilias (11 inhabitants)
  8. Las Guayabas (20 inhabitants)
  9. Los Potrillos (1 inhabitants)
  10. San Antonio el Sauzal (165 inhabitants)
  11. San Pedro Tunimal (70 inhabitants)
  12. Santa Elena Buenavista (12 inhabitants)
  13. Santa María (- inhabitants)
  14. Santa Rita Agua Escondida (147 inhabitants)
  15. Victoria Tierra Blanca (- inhabitants)