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Patbón

Maps, pictures and statistics of Patbón, a beautiful medium-sized town of 281 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of Patbón belongs to the municipality of Chamula (State of Chiapas). There are 281 inhabitants and it is 2,097 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 20 minutes away by car (18 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #104 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Patbón, 44% of the inhabitants are catholic and 2% 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 Patbón? You can find it at 7.5 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Chamula, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Patbón through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Patbón? How to go? Map

Online map of Patbón (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 Patbón (Chiapas) is 281 inhabitants

Population data in Patbón

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	157	124	281
2010	142	111	253
2005	80	70	150

Evolution of the population in Patbón: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Patbón:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.76	20.72
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	22.78%	25.69%
Illiterate population (men):	8.90%	20.72%
Illiterate population (women):	13.88%	29.58%
Schooling level:	4.11	2.94
Schooling level (men):	4.14	3.20
Schooling level (women):	4.09	2.76

Indigenous culture data in Patbón:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	88.61%	83.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	51.25%	55.34%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Patbón, 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 housing data in Patbón:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	46.26%	21.74%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	62.10%	42.34%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	33.76%	5.63%
Number of inhabited private housings:	63	71
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	83.02%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	43.40%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	20.63%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	53.97%	45.28%
Homes with a television:	53.97%	26.42%
Homes with a refrigerator:	9.52%	3.77%
Homes with a washing machine:	1.59%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	1.59%	1.89%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.59%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	17.46%	3.77%
Homes with cell phones:	47.62%	9.43%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Patbón (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 Patbón

With the satellite map of Patbón 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 Chamula. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Patbón.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Patbón

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Patbón, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Patbón so you can contact them:

• HOTEL LUNA JAGUAR: 9 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
• POSADO LOS ANGELES: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
• POSADA ANABEL: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
• POSADA LA CABAÑITA: 11 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Patbón

A weekend in Patbón and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Patbón and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de Patbón para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Shucutón (2442 meters): 3.1 km walk (38 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Joltoc (2578 meters): 4.0 km walk (53 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Majomot (2260 meters): 3.9 km walk (66 minutes), heading West.
• Yuntón Muquém (Cerro Muquem) (2375 meters): 5.1 km walk (96 minutes), heading Southeast.

Magical Towns near Patbón to discover the Mexican culture:

• San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "​Catedral de San Cristóbal de las Casas", 20 km, heading South (18 minutes by car)

Other towns near Patbón:

• Tzajalchén II (417 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• Jolbón (140 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• Tzajalchén (416 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• Shucutón (866 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 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 Patbón (Chiapas)

In Patbón 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 Patbón, 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 Patbón (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	23	16	39
Youth (6-14 years)	32	32	64
Adults (15-59 years)	90	63	153
Elderly (60+ years)	12	13	25

#7 Pictures of Patbón

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

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