La Ponderosa (Chiapas)
Learn about tiny town of La Ponderosa through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 5 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of La Ponderosa (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Palenque. There are 5 inhabitants and it is 63 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Palenque is 9 minutes away by car (8 km). It is the most populated town in the position #281 of the whole municipality.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Ponderosa is located at 6.1 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Palenque, 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 Ponderosa.
#1 Where is La Ponderosa? How to go? Map
Online map of La Ponderosa in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on
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#2 The population of La Ponderosa (Chiapas) is 5 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 5 | ||
2010 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
2005 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
According to the 2010 official census, in the town there were 10 males and 8 females. The female/male ratio is 0.800, and the birth rate is 3.14 children per woman. Of the total population, 22.22% comes from outside the State of Chiapas. 27.78% of the population is illiterate (30.00% of men and 25.00% of women). The education level is 5.14 (5 in men and 5.29 in women).
Indigenous culture in La Ponderosa0.00% of the population is indigenous, and 0.00% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 0.00% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.Unemployment and the economy in La Ponderosa
38.89% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (70.00% of the men, and 0.00% of the women).Housing and infrastructure in La Ponderosa
In La Ponderosa there are 7 housings. 100.00% of the housings have electricity, 33.33% have piped water, 83.33% have toilet or restroom, 83.33% have a radio receiver, 100.00% a television, 83.33% a fridge, 16.67% a washing-machine, 16.67% a car or a van, 16.67% a personal computer, 0.00% a landline telephone, 100.00% mobile phone, and 16.67% Internet access. PueblosAmerica.com has been offering reliable and updated information about Mexican towns and cities since 2007. All the data we present is sourced from official Mexican government sources and has been validated by multiple academic articles.. Learn more.
#3 Satellite photo of La Ponderosa
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Ponderosa, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Palenque. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Ponderosa.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Ponderosa
Do you want to stay in La Ponderosa? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Ponderosa:- HOTEL PAKALNA: 4 km away, direction Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- POSADA LAS JOYAS: 4 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)
- ROSUEL HOTEL Y RESORT ONE BY ONE: 5 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- POSADA 7 LETRAS LUZ Y PAZ: 5 km away, direction Southwest (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Ponderosa
Want to know what to see in La Ponderosa if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Ponderosa.Mountains in La Ponderosa for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Mirador (594 meters): 15.0 km walk (195 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cojolita (666 meters): 18.3 km walk (250 minutes), heading South.
- Palenque (Chiapas): Don't miss "Bonampak", 9 km, heading South (8 minutes by car)
- Ranchería La Espuela (20 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Macondo (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- San José (12 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Los Olvidados 2da. Sección (51 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Ampliación Palenque (72 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Ponderosa (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa there is a generational replacement.
#7 Pictures of La Ponderosa
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Ponderosa? 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 Ponderosa.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Ponderosa en este enlace
#8 Vote for La Ponderosa as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Palenque
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- La Nueva Unión (13 inhabitants)
- Mariano Mora Huerta (2 inhabitants)
- San Javier 2da. Sección (38 inhabitants)
- San Jesús (7 inhabitants)
- San José (1 inhabitants)
- La Ensenada Chutalijá (303 inhabitants)
- San Marcos (72 inhabitants)
- San Pedro (5 inhabitants)
- Santa Lucrecia (6 inhabitants)
- Vista Alegre (2 inhabitants)