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La Puerta (Chiapas)

The most complete information about the small village of La Puerta (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 42 inhabitants?

The town of La Puerta (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 42 inhabitants and it is 960 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #339 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Puerta, 6% 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 Puerta is located at 19.2 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 Puerta.

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

Map to know how to get to La Puerta (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 Puerta, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of La Puerta (Chiapas) is 42 inhabitants

Population data in La Puerta (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	19	23	42
2010	40	38	78
2005	30	24	54

Evolution of the population in La Puerta: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.31	13.16
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	26.19%	14.10%
Illiterate population (men):	7.14%	13.16%
Illiterate population (women):	19.05%	15.00%
Schooling level:	5.63	4.05
Schooling level (men):	6.63	4.12
Schooling level (women):	4.15	4

Indigenous culture data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	92.86%	80.77%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	17.95%

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	78.57%	19.23%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	86.96%	39.47%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	68.42%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	11	15
Homes with electricity:	90.91%	83.33%
Homes with piped water:	90.91%	91.67%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	18.18%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	27.27%	41.67%
Homes with a television:	18.18%	8.33%
Homes with a refrigerator:	0.00%	16.67%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	9.09%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Puerta (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 Puerta

Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Puerta, 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 Puerta.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Puerta

Many people want to stay in the town of La Puerta 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: 30 km away, direction West (20 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LOS LAURELES: 28 km away, direction West (23 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE EL ROSAL: 24 km away, direction West (20 minutes by car)
• HOTEL GEMINIS: 28 km away, direction West (22 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in La Puerta

A weekend in La Puerta and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Puerta and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in La Puerta for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Chisnahuite (1772 meters): 4.0 km walk (64 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Santo Ton (1773 meters): 6.5 km walk (118 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Taravia (1879 meters): 6.9 km walk (118 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Nabil (684 meters): 12.5 km walk (202 minutes), heading Southeast.

Other towns near La Puerta:

• El Carmen (27 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the North (0 minutes by car)
• Guadalupe Uno (22 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• Nuevo Manantial (35 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• Las Conchitas (40 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 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 Puerta (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Puerta 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 Puerta there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town La Puerta (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	2	1	3
Youth (6-14 years)	4	3	7
Adults (15-59 years)	13	17	30
Elderly (60+ years)	0	2	2

#7 Pictures of La Puerta

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Puerta? 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 Puerta.
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#9 Schools in La Puerta

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