La Palma (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Palma, a beautiful small village of 72 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of La Palma (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 72 inhabitants and it is 928 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #423 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Palma, 10% 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 Palma is located at 11.7 kilometers (in direction East) 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 Palma.
#1 Where is La Palma? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Palma (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Palma, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Palma (Chiapas) is 72 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 42 | 30 | 72 |
| 2010 | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| 2005 | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.59 | - |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.72% | -% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.72% | -% |
| Schooling level: | 4.63 | - |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.65 | - |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.87 | - |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 94.44% | -% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 69.44% | -% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 11.11% | -% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 27.78% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.67% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 7.14% | -% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 14 | - |
| Homes with electricity: | 85.71% | -% |
| Homes with piped water: | 78.57% | -% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 42.86% | -% |
| Homes with a radio: | 35.71% | -% |
| Homes with a television: | 28.57% | -% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 21.43% | -% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | -% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 57.14% | -% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | -% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Palma
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Palma, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ocosingo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Palma.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Palma
Many people want to stay in the town of La Palma itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- HOTEL ARENAS: 15 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS LAURELES: 15 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE EL ROSAL: 17 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GEMINIS: 16 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Palma
Want to know what to see in La Palma if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Palma.Mountains in La Palma for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Taravia (1879 meters): 3.2 km walk (48 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Chisnahuite (1772 meters): 6.1 km walk (89 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Santo (1078 meters): 12.7 km walk (246 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Santo Ton (1773 meters): 14.9 km walk (207 minutes), heading East.
- Santa Margarita (16 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Corazón de María (84 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- La Libertad (45 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- Nuevo Rosario (172 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Palma (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Palma by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in La Palma there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
#7 Pictures of La Palma
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Palma? 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 Palma.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Palma en este enlace
#8 Vote for La Palma as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Palma or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Palma to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ocosingo
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- Dolores (130 inhabitants)
- El Carmen (36 inhabitants)
- El Porvenir Sereno (120 inhabitants)
- Fracción el Retiro (15 inhabitants)
- Galilea Uno (6 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Jahuaca (46 inhabitants)
- Jordán (2 inhabitants)
- La Tinta (142 inhabitants)
- Los Avellanos (27 inhabitants)
- San José Buenavista (- inhabitants)
- San José Buenavista (5 inhabitants)
- Santa Cecilia (2da. Ampliación de Peña Limonar) (13 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa (13 inhabitants)
- Tres Marías (40 inhabitants)