Nueva Palestina (Ocosingo, Chiapas)

Maps, photos and statistics of Nueva Palestina, a beautiful city of 11,984 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of Nueva Palestina is located in the Municipality of Ocosingo (in the State of Chiapas). There are 11,984 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. Nueva Palestina is at 539 meters of altitude.

Data: In Nueva Palestina, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% 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 Nueva Palestina? You can find it at 89.7 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Ocosingo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the Nueva Palestina location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is Nueva Palestina? How to get there? Map

What is the route to get to Nueva Palestina (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Nueva Palestina (Chiapas) is 11,984 inhabitants

Population data in Nueva Palestina (Ocosingo, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206135584911984
20105311527710588
2005438143108691
Evolution of the population in Nueva Palestina: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Nueva Palestina:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.9319.44
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.22%0.12%
Illiterate population:15.32%23.27%
Illiterate population (men):5.84%19.44%
Illiterate population (women):9.48%27.08%
Schooling level:5.673.95
Schooling level (men):6.124.42
Schooling level (women):5.263.50
Indigenous culture data in Nueva Palestina:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:97.11%99.21%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:78.85%81.24%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:15.67%34.08%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Nueva Palestina, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Nueva Palestina:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:27.31%24.54%
Employed population over 12 years (men):44.69%48.02%
Employed population over 12 years (women):10.74%1.21%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:2,1551,952
Homes with electricity:97.26%97.56%
Housing with piped water:98.42%98.61%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:83.16%92.62%
Dwellings with radio:15.78%40.93%
Housing with television:43.99%37.44%
Housing with refrigerator:44.32%28.23%
Housing with washing machine:15.96%5.05%
Housing with automobile:10.44%4.55%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:4.18%0.72%
Homes with landline telephone:0.84%1.89%
Dwellings with cellular phones:53.97%0.22%
Homes with Internet:4.73%0.06%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Nueva Palestina (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Nueva Palestina

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Nueva Palestina, 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 Nueva Palestina.


#4 Population pyramid of Nueva Palestina (Chiapas)

In Nueva Palestina 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 Nueva Palestina, 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.

Population pyramid of Nueva Palestina
Data of the age pyramid of the town Nueva Palestina (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)1,0241,0092,033
Youth (6-14 years)1,5581,5793,137
Adults (15-59 years)3,2892,9246,213
Elderly (60+ years)264337601

#5 Photos of Nueva Palestina

In order for you to enjoy nature around Nueva Palestina, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Nueva Palestina, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#12 Other towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo

  1. Colowitz (5 inhabitants)
  2. Corazón de María (84 inhabitants)
  3. Culush (10 inhabitants)
  4. La Unión (387 inhabitants)
  5. Nueva América (7 inhabitants)
  6. Nuevo Chetumal (- inhabitants)
  7. Nuevo Jerusalén (4 inhabitants)
  8. Palma Real (5 inhabitants)
  9. San Antonio Catarraya (268 inhabitants)
  10. San Antonio Escobar (344 inhabitants)
  11. San Martín (- inhabitants)
  12. San Pedro (87 inhabitants)
  13. Santa Lucía (52 inhabitants)
  14. Santo Ton (515 inhabitants)
  15. Toniná del Carmen (- inhabitants)