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La Zarca (Chiapas)

Learn about medium-sized town of La Zarca through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 459 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of La Zarca (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 459 inhabitants and it is 224 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #101 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Zarca, 17% 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.

Do you want to locate the town of La Zarca? You can find it at 90.0 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Ocosingo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Zarca through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Online map of La Zarca (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 Zarca (Chiapas) is 459 inhabitants

Population data in La Zarca (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	216	243	459
2010	176	202	378
2005	168	169	337

Evolution of the population in La Zarca: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Zarca:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.84	8.42
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.22%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	7.84%	12.43%
Illiterate population (men):	2.83%	8.42%
Illiterate population (women):	5.01%	17.05%
Schooling level:	6.51	4.49
Schooling level (men):	7.24	5.10
Schooling level (women):	5.66	3.83

Indigenous culture data in La Zarca:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	86.06%	85.19%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	23.09%	36.51%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Zarca, 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 Zarca:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	32.03%	25.66%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	55.14%	47.52%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	6.02%	0.57%
Number of inhabited private housings:	81	71
Homes with electricity:	98.77%	95.45%
Homes with piped water:	3.70%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	97.53%	96.97%
Homes with a radio:	32.10%	21.21%
Homes with a television:	28.40%	18.18%
Homes with a refrigerator:	32.10%	4.55%
Homes with a washing machine:	3.70%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	4.94%	3.03%
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 Zarca (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 Zarca

With the satellite map of La Zarca 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 Ocosingo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Zarca.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Zarca

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

• HOTEL VICTOR SAN AGUSTIN: 47 km away, direction South (36 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUÉSPEDES: 58 km away, direction South (45 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE EN MARAVILLA TENEJAPA: 49 km away, direction South (34 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE MARAVILLA: 51 km away, direction South (41 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in La Zarca

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

• Cerro Pelón (1158 meters): 8.8 km walk (123 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Mono Blanco (987 meters): 11.7 km walk (150 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Meseta Agua Escondida (1472 meters): 15.1 km walk (238 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Miramar (918 meters): 17.1 km walk (256 minutes), heading East.

Other towns near La Zarca:

• Betania (638 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
• Champa San Agustín (1336 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
• Capernaum (22 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
• Las Palmas (8 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (8 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 Zarca (Chiapas)

In La Zarca 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 Zarca, 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 Zarca (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	32	35	67
Youth (6-14 years)	53	57	110
Adults (15-59 years)	121	137	258
Elderly (60+ years)	10	14	24

#7 Pictures of La Zarca

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

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