Nueva Providencia (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Nueva Providencia, a beautiful medium-sized town of 293 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of Nueva Providencia (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 293 inhabitants and it is 839 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #147 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Nueva Providencia, 31% of the inhabitants are catholic and 0% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Nueva Providencia is located at 36.2 kilometers (in direction Southesast) 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 Nueva Providencia.
#1 Where is Nueva Providencia? How to go? Map
Location map of Nueva Providencia in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Nueva Providencia, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Nueva Providencia (Chiapas) is 293 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 136 | 157 | 293 |
| 2010 | 134 | 129 | 263 |
| 2005 | 68 | 64 | 132 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.58 | 7.75 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 15.02% | 14.83% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.07% | 7.75% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.95% | 21.64% |
| Schooling level: | 4.56 | 3.78 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.82 | 4.66 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.29 | 3.09 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 82.94% | 79.09% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 24.23% | 43.73% |
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: | 49.83% | 36.88% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 46.50% | 41.86% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 53.68% | 32.09% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 50 | 43 |
| Homes with electricity: | 86.00% | 88.10% |
| Homes with piped water: | 38.00% | 38.10% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 54.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 8.00% | 28.57% |
| Homes with a television: | 18.00% | 11.90% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 2.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 2.38% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 16.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Nueva Providencia
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Nueva Providencia, 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 Providencia.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Nueva Providencia
Do you want to stay in Nueva Providencia? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Nueva Providencia:- HOTEL ARENAS: 52 km away, direction Southwest (37 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS LAURELES: 54 km away, direction Southwest (40 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE EL ROSAL: 55 km away, direction Southwest (45 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GEMINIS: 47 km away, direction Southwest (34 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Nueva Providencia
Want to know what to see in Nueva Providencia if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Nueva Providencia.Las mejores montes de Nueva Providencia para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Achalijá (1250 meters): 9.8 km walk (120 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Martínez de Castro (1524 meters): 14.3 km walk (259 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Nabil (684 meters): 18.2 km walk (280 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Nuevo Villaflores (34 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- San Juan Catarraya (64 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Saquilja (51 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- San Miguel Catarraya (124 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Nueva Providencia (Chiapas)
In Nueva Providencia 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 Providencia, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 41 | 55 | 96 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 65 | 69 | 134 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 5 | 13 |
#7 Pictures of Nueva Providencia
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Nueva Providencia? 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 Nueva Providencia.
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#9 Schools in Nueva Providencia
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ocosingo
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