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Sac Lum

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

All the information about this town of 283 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of Sac Lum belongs to the municipality of Chenalhó (State of Chiapas). There are 283 inhabitants and it is 1,213 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 43 minutes away by car (38 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #38 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Sac Lum, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of Sac Lum is located at 9.9 kilometers from Chenalhó, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Sac Lum.

#1 Where is Sac Lum? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Sac Lum (Chiapas) is 283 inhabitants

Population data in Sac Lum

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	139	144	283
2010	154	158	312
2005	125	130	255

Evolution of the population in Sac Lum: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Sac Lum:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.16	1.90
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	17.31%	12.50%
Illiterate population (men):	3.89%	1.90%
Illiterate population (women):	13.43%	23.38%
Schooling level:	4.79	4.83
Schooling level (men):	5.94	6.18
Schooling level (women):	3.85	3.45

Indigenous culture data in Sac Lum:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	84.81%	86.86%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	58.66%	33.01%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Sac Lum, 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 Sac Lum:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	24.38%	24.36%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	46.53%	48.10%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	1.44%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	72	68
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	77.94%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	93.06%	89.71%
Homes with a radio:	5.56%	29.41%
Homes with a television:	54.17%	16.18%
Homes with a refrigerator:	18.06%	1.47%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	16.67%	1.47%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	1.39%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	47.22%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Sac Lum (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 Sac Lum

With the satellite map of Sac Lum 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 Chenalhó. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Sac Lum.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Sac Lum

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

• POSADA LARRÁINZAR: 11 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
• POSADA LOS PÉREZ: 12 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
• POSADA SAN ANDRESITO: 14 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
• PASADA SAN MARCOS: 14 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Sac Lum

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Sac Lum? The list of the best places to visit in Sac Lum and nearby locations.
Mountains in Sac Lum for hiking and trails:

• Unalhuítz (2184 meters): 5.2 km walk (92 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Jolbax (1956 meters): 5.9 km walk (93 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Lanzahuítz (Cerro Zigurat) (2180 meters): 7.0 km walk (100 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro El Triunfo (1384 meters): 9.3 km walk (127 minutes), heading Northwest.

Magical Towns near Sac Lum to discover the Mexican culture:

• San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "​Catedral de San Cristóbal de las Casas", 43 km, heading South (38 minutes by car)

Other towns near Sac Lum:

• Loom (142 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
• Patcruz (245 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• Titojtic (271 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• Pajaltoj (173 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 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 Sac Lum (Chiapas)

In Sac Lum 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 Sac Lum, 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 Sac Lum (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	19	25	44
Youth (6-14 years)	22	37	59
Adults (15-59 years)	86	70	156
Elderly (60+ years)	12	12	24

#7 Pictures of Sac Lum

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

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