Playa Azul (La Independencia, Chiapas)
Learn about large village of Playa Azul through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 760 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of Playa Azul is located in the Municipality of La Independencia (in the State of Chiapas). There are 760 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #14 of the ranking. Playa Azul is at 862 meters of altitude.
Data: In Playa Azul, there is a percentage of 6% of indigenous population and 30% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Playa Azul? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Playa Azul? You can find it at 45.0 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of El Triunfo, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to La Independencia, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at East, at 27.0 kilometers. To enjoy the Playa Azul location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.
Where is Playa Azul? How to get there? Map
Online map of Playa Azul (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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The population of Playa Azul (Chiapas) is 760 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 400 | 360 | 760 |
2010 | 309 | 297 | 606 |
2005 | 309 | 297 | 606 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.99 | 5.72 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 1.97% | 0.66% |
Illiterate population: | 9.08% | 11.72% |
Illiterate population (men): | 3.03% | 5.72% |
Illiterate population (women): | 6.05% | 17.48% |
Schooling level: | 5.94 | 5.02 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.73 | 5.39 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.14 | 4.64 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 6.18% | 4.46% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.18% | 2.48% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 64.21% | 28.71% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 65.28% | 57.58% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 63.25% | 0.97% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 155 | 137 |
Homes with electricity: | 99.35% | 95.41% |
Housing with piped water: | 93.55% | 92.66% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.90% | 97.25% |
Dwellings with radio: | 23.87% | 25.69% |
Housing with television: | 67.74% | 68.81% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 40.65% | 30.28% |
Housing with washing machine: | 38.71% | 25.69% |
Housing with automobile: | 16.77% | 20.18% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.65% | 0.92% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 2.58% | 0.92% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 30.32% | 1.83% |
Homes with Internet: | 26.45% | 0.00% |
Hotels and Accommodation near Playa Azul
Do you want to stay in Playa Azul? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Playa Azul:- HOSPEDAJE PLAZA: 35 km away, direction West (25 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE EL RECUERDO: 39 km away, direction West (26 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CABAÑAS LÁZARO CÁRDENAS: 39 km away, direction West (29 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE CARDENAS: 37 km away, direction West (25 minutes by car)
Satellite photo of Playa Azul
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Playa Azul, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of La Independencia. You can search free satellite map (2023) of Playa Azul.
Population pyramid of Playa Azul (Chiapas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Playa Azul by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Playa Azul there is a generational replacement.

Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 71 | 64 | 135 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 82 | 76 | 158 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 219 | 187 | 406 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 28 | 33 | 61 |
Photos of Playa Azul
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