Rayón (Rayón, Chiapas)
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Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 6,860 inhabitants?
The town of Rayón is located in the Municipality of Rayón (in the State of Chiapas). There are 6,860 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #1 of the ranking. Rayón is at 1,340 meters of altitude.
Data: In Rayón, 84% of the inhabitants are catholic and 35% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Where is Rayón? How to get there? Map
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The population of Rayón (Chiapas) is 6,860 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 3529 | 3331 | 6860 |
2010 | 2973 | 2922 | 5895 |
2005 | 2590 | 2561 | 5151 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.46 | 9.92 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 2.08% | 1.75% |
Illiterate population: | 11.20% | 14.22% |
Illiterate population (men): | 3.86% | 9.92% |
Illiterate population (women): | 7.33% | 18.43% |
Schooling level: | 8.22 | 6.65 |
Schooling level (men): | 8.71 | 7.30 |
Schooling level (women): | 7.75 | 6.01 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 59.20% | 65.28% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 33.02% | 31.93% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.28% | 0.42% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 49.17% | 30.01% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.71% | 45.79% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 39.22% | 14.50% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 1,588 | 1,499 |
Homes with electricity: | 99.50% | 97.10% |
Housing with piped water: | 99.50% | 96.79% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.98% | 95.07% |
Dwellings with radio: | 48.17% | 50.16% |
Housing with television: | 79.97% | 75.82% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 50.13% | 37.87% |
Housing with washing machine: | 34.51% | 20.27% |
Housing with automobile: | 12.53% | 13.62% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 14.48% | 12.44% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 2.39% | 6.89% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 74.12% | 44.84% |
Homes with Internet: | 8.82% | 2.27% |
Satellite photo of Rayón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Rayón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Rayón. You can search free satellite map (2023) of Rayón.
Population pyramid of Rayón (Chiapas)
In Rayón 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 Rayón, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 416 | 377 | 793 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 694 | 655 | 1,349 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 2,098 | 2,002 | 4,100 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 321 | 297 | 618 |
Photos of Rayón
In order for you to enjoy nature around Rayón, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Rayón, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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The Postal Code of Rayón (Chiapas) is 29740
Are you going to send a letter to Rayón? Do you have a friend in Rayón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Rayón consists of the following 5 digits: 29740. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Rayón ("29") correspond to the state code of Chiapas, 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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Schools in Rayón
Hotels & Accommodation in Rayón
Bars, night clubs and cafes in Rayón
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Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Rayón
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- Nueva Localidad Zoque (31 inhabitants)
- Rivera San Antonio (207 inhabitants)
- San MartÃn Anexo (- inhabitants)
- San MartÃn Caballero (- inhabitants)
- San Miguel (5 inhabitants)
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