Carmen el Ocotal (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Carmen el Ocotal, a beautiful medium-sized town of 312 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
Its former name was Ocotal.
The town of Carmen el Ocotal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of El Bosque. There are 312 inhabitants and it is 1,176 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 58 minutes away by car (52 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #21 of the ranking.
This town has recently changed its name. It used to be known as Ocotal. The inhabitants of this community decided to change its name in 2012.
Data: In Carmen el Ocotal, 92% of the inhabitants are catholic and 11% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Carmen el Ocotal? You can find it at 7.1 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of El Bosque, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Carmen el Ocotal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Carmen el Ocotal? How to go? Map
Location map of Carmen el Ocotal in Chiapas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Carmen el Ocotal, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Carmen el Ocotal (Chiapas) is 312 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 175 | 137 | 312 |
| 2010 | 74 | 76 | 150 |
| 2005 | 61 | 54 | 115 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.63 | 7.89 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.37% | 12.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.56% | 7.89% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.81% | 16.22% |
| Schooling level: | 6.84 | 5.58 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.22 | 6.39 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.57 | 4.47 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 79.49% | 87.33% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 12.82% | 28.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 11.22% | 25.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 17.52% | 50.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 6.29% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 56 | 20 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 85.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.07% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 7.14% | 45.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 44.64% | 65.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 33.93% | 30.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 10.71% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 1.79% | 5.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.93% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 33.93% | 10.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.14% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Carmen el Ocotal
With the satellite map of Carmen el Ocotal 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 El Bosque. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Carmen el Ocotal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Carmen el Ocotal
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Carmen el Ocotal, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Carmen el Ocotal so you can contact them:- RENTA DE CUARTOS EL BOSQUE: 11 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
- POSADA LOS TRES HERMANOS: 12 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
- POSADA LARRÁINZAR: 21 km away, direction South (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DON FELIX: 19 km away, direction Northwest (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Carmen el Ocotal
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Carmen el Ocotal? The list of the best places to visit in Carmen el Ocotal and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de Carmen el Ocotal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Cara Limpia (1457 meters): 1.2 km walk (18 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Triunfo (1384 meters): 3.1 km walk (57 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Altagracia (1606 meters): 5.3 km walk (102 minutes), heading North.
- Baijonthón (1683 meters): 7.8 km walk (117 minutes), heading South.
- San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "Templo y Econvento de Santo Domingo de Guzmán", 58 km, heading Southeast (52 minutes by car)
- Las Amapolas (29 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the West (0 minutes by car)
- Niquidámbar (45 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the East (0 minutes by car)
- El Jardín (135 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- El Vergel Dos (14 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Carmen el Ocotal (Chiapas)
In Carmen el Ocotal 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 Carmen el Ocotal, 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) | 35 | 33 | 68 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 44 | 37 | 81 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 92 | 66 | 158 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
#7 Pictures of Carmen el Ocotal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Carmen el Ocotal? 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 Carmen el Ocotal.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of El Bosque
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