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La Laguna (Chiapas)

Maps, pictures and statistics of La Laguna, a beautiful large village of 1,322 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of La Laguna (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Altamirano. There are 1,322 inhabitants and it is 1,210 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Laguna, 25% of the population over 12 years is single and 5% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of La Laguna? You can find it at 10.9 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Altamirano, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Laguna through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Online map of La Laguna (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 Laguna (Chiapas) is 1,322 inhabitants

Population data in La Laguna (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	687	635	1322
2010	610	612	1222
2005	454	474	928

Evolution of the population in La Laguna: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Laguna:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.31	14.05
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.30%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	17.25%	22.18%
Illiterate population (men):	5.30%	14.05%
Illiterate population (women):	11.95%	30.33%
Schooling level:	5.36	3.92
Schooling level (men):	5.99	4.69
Schooling level (women):	4.77	3.13

Indigenous culture data in La Laguna:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	98.71%	99.26%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	84.87%	87.56%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	7.94%	23.08%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Laguna, 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 Altamirano (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in La Laguna:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	26.17%	31.10%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	43.78%	58.50%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	9.90%	3.61%
Number of inhabited private housings:	345	312
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	97.53%
Homes with piped water:	98.84%	1.41%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	93.62%	93.99%
Homes with a radio:	12.75%	39.22%
Homes with a television:	49.86%	50.53%
Homes with a refrigerator:	22.90%	9.89%
Homes with a washing machine:	1.74%	3.18%
Homes with a car:	6.96%	3.89%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.74%	0.35%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.32%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	14.78%	4.95%
Homes with Internet:	5.22%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Laguna (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 Laguna

With the satellite map of La Laguna 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 Altamirano. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Laguna.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Laguna

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

• HOSPEDAJE ESPINOSA: 14 km away, direction Northwest (10 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE BETY: 15 km away, direction Northwest (10 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ALTAMIRANO: 17 km away, direction Northwest (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SUSY: 17 km away, direction Northwest (12 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in La Laguna

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

• Cerro La Amolar (1649 meters): 7.2 km walk (96 minutes), heading West.
• El Amolar (1754 meters): 6.2 km walk (98 minutes), heading West.
• Chajlib (2118 meters): 13.9 km walk (220 minutes), heading West.
• Newitz (1612 meters): 16.8 km walk (224 minutes), heading West.

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

• Carmen Laguna (58 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
• Emiliano Zapata (59 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
• Nuevo San Carlos (540 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
• Buenavista (117 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 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 Laguna (Chiapas)

In La Laguna 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 Laguna, 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 Laguna (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	78	82	160
Youth (6-14 years)	133	113	246
Adults (15-59 years)	428	391	819
Elderly (60+ years)	48	49	97

#7 Pictures of La Laguna

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Laguna? 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 Laguna.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Laguna (Chiapas) is 30194

Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Laguna 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: 30194. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Laguna ("30") 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.

#9 Vote for La Laguna as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Chiapas, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas

#10 Schools in La Laguna

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