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Patelná (Chiapas)

Learn about medium-sized town of Patelná through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 450 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of Patelná (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Chilón. There are 450 inhabitants and it is 876 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Palenque is 58 minutes away by car (58 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #43 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Patelná, 39% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of Patelná is located at 16.2 kilometers from Chilón, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Patelná.

#1 Where is Patelná? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to Patelná (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Patelná, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of Patelná (Chiapas) is 450 inhabitants

Population data in Patelná (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	245	205	450
2010	245	208	453
2005	160	159	319

Evolution of the population in Patelná: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Patelná:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.05	8.65
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.22%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	10.22%	13.02%
Illiterate population (men):	3.33%	8.65%
Illiterate population (women):	6.89%	16.73%
Schooling level:	6.1	4.88
Schooling level (men):	6.76	5.84
Schooling level (women):	5.59	4.07

Indigenous culture data in Patelná:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	84.22%	82.78%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	41.78%	38.19%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Patelná, 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 Patelná:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	59.33%	22.74%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	58.54%	47.60%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	60.00%	1.63%
Number of inhabited private housings:	89	76
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	84.00%
Homes with piped water:	97.75%	90.67%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	83.15%	85.33%
Homes with a radio:	37.08%	32.00%
Homes with a television:	32.58%	17.33%
Homes with a refrigerator:	5.62%	4.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	6.74%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.12%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	22.47%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	3.37%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Patelná (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 Patelná

With the satellite map of Patelná 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 Chilón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Patelná.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Patelná

Many people want to stay in the town of Patelná itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• HOTEL POSADA LA PASADITA: 12 km away, direction Northeast (9 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SOFIA: 23 km away, direction Southwest (17 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CHILUM: 25 km away, direction Southwest (17 minutes by car)
• LA PIRAMIDE DEL SOL: 25 km away, direction Southwest (20 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Patelná

A weekend in Patelná and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Patelná and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in Patelná for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Campana (1037 meters): 2.9 km walk (60 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Nuevo Jerusalen (988 meters): 4.9 km walk (69 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Tanchibil (1210 meters): 6.4 km walk (120 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Yaxhuinic (1622 meters): 8.6 km walk (157 minutes), heading Southwest.

Magical Towns near Patelná to discover the Mexican culture:

• Palenque (Chiapas): Don't miss "Zona Arqueologica", 58 km, heading Northeast (58 minutes by car)

Other towns near Patelná:

• Patelna 2a. Sección (219 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
• Jotolá Belisario Domínguez (175 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
• Monte Sinaí (70 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
• San Marcos Bajá (99 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (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 Patelná (Chiapas)

In Patelná 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 Patelná, 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 Patelná (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	41	40	81
Youth (6-14 years)	71	62	133
Adults (15-59 years)	124	91	215
Elderly (60+ years)	9	12	21

#7 Pictures of Patelná

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

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