Pajapan
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All the information about this town of 10,156 inhabitants of the State of Veracruz
The town of Pajapan belongs to the municipality of Pajapan (State of Veracruz). There are 10,156 inhabitants and it is 182 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #1 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Pajapan, 17% of individuals have completed secondary education and 7% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
#1 Where is Pajapan? How to go? Map
Online map of Pajapan in Veracruz, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Pajapan (Veracruz) is 10,156 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5155 | 5001 | 10156 |
| 2010 | 4265 | 4169 | 8434 |
| 2005 | 3877 | 3842 | 7719 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.42 | 16.05 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz: | 1.37% | 0.95% |
| Illiterate population: | 17.50% | 23.70% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.45% | 16.05% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 12.04% | 31.18% |
| Schooling level: | 5.81 | 4.38 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.39 | 5.10 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.27 | 3.70 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 96.88% | 97.15% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 76.05% | 75.54% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.96% | 1.06% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Pajapan (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 46.99% | 34.37% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.51% | 54.14% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 32.90% | 15.05% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 2,983 | 2,291 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.85% | 92.98% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.28% | 93.41% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.82% | 86.62% |
| Homes with a radio: | 49.58% | 56.90% |
| Homes with a television: | 61.95% | 68.13% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 58.63% | 43.43% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 29.60% | 14.43% |
| Homes with a car: | 7.31% | 6.69% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.21% | 5.02% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.77% | 5.40% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 66.98% | 16.58% |
| Homes with Internet: | 9.76% | 0.81% |
#3 Satellite photo of Pajapan
With the satellite map of Pajapan 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 Pajapan. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Pajapan.
#4 What to do in Pajapan
A weekend in Pajapan and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Pajapan and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Pajapan for hiking and trails:
- Loma Pelon (342 meters): 1.6 km walk (30 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Pelón (415 meters): 3.6 km walk (68 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro San Martin (Volcán San Martín Pajapán) (1158 meters): 9.4 km walk (117 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Tambor (319 meters): 10.7 km walk (165 minutes), heading West.
- Batajapán (599 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Toronjal (93 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Tecolapa (284 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- San Juan Volador (1767 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the East (9 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Pajapan (Veracruz)
In Pajapan 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 Pajapan, 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) | 552 | 607 | 1,159 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 807 | 881 | 1,688 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 3,273 | 3,020 | 6,293 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 523 | 493 | 1,016 |
#6 Pictures of Pajapan
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Pajapan? 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 Pajapan.
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#7 The Postal Code of Pajapan (Veracruz) is 95960
Are you going to send a letter to Pajapan? Do you have a friend in Pajapan and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Pajapan consists of the following 5 digits: 95960. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Pajapan ("95") correspond to the state code of Veracruz, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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#11 Bars, night clubs and cafes in Pajapan
#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Pajapan
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Pajapan
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Pajapan
- Aguileo Rosendo Abad (2 inhabitants)
- Benito Juárez (189 inhabitants)
- El Búho (Carlos Pinto) (- inhabitants)
- El Escobar (- inhabitants)
- El Guayabal (Clara Olivera Cruz) (- inhabitants)
- El Pescador (El Moral) (196 inhabitants)
- El Tulipán (Vicente Matías) (- inhabitants)
- El Zopilote (Arcadio Salazar) (3 inhabitants)
- Lorenzo Azua Torres (109 inhabitants)
- Playa Linda (21 inhabitants)
- Rubén Trole (5 inhabitants)
- San José (Álvaro Culebro Moreno) (3 inhabitants)
- San Judas Tadeo (4 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Temoloapan (Nuevo San Miguel) (110 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Viejo (3 inhabitants)