San Fernando (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of San Fernando, a beautiful large village of 663 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of San Fernando (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Huixtán. There are 663 inhabitants and it is 1,791 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 66 minutes away by car (62 km). It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality.
Data: In San Fernando, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 46% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on San Fernando? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San Fernando is located at 17.2 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Huixtán, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of San Fernando.
#1 Where is San Fernando? How to go? Map
Online map of San Fernando (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 San Fernando (Chiapas) is 663 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 332 | 331 | 663 |
| 2010 | 295 | 288 | 583 |
| 2005 | 265 | 240 | 505 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.9 | 12.15 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.84% | 13.72% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.62% | 12.15% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.22% | 15.25% |
| Schooling level: | 6.25 | 5.29 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.23 | 5.51 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.27 | 5.05 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.85% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 75.87% | 81.13% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 12.52% | 30.36% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Huixtán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 31.07% | 22.98% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.94% | 45.14% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.25% | 1.36% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 99 | 87 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.99% | 95.29% |
| Homes with piped water: | 9.09% | 85.88% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 28.28% | 97.65% |
| Homes with a radio: | 39.39% | 48.24% |
| Homes with a television: | 49.49% | 30.59% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 17.17% | 2.35% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 1.01% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.02% | 10.59% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 46.46% | 5.88% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Fernando
With the satellite map of San Fernando 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 Huixtán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Fernando.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Fernando
Do you want to stay in San Fernando? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Fernando:- POSADA SANTO TOMAS: 22 km away, direction Northwest (15 minutes by car)
- POSADA FAMILIAR: 21 km away, direction Northwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE EL ENCINO: 21 km away, direction Northwest (15 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL JARDIN: 33 km away, direction Southwest (23 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Fernando
A weekend in San Fernando and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in San Fernando and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in San Fernando for hiking and trails:
- Siquil (2267 meters): 3.0 km walk (46 minutes), heading North.
- El Soldado (1682 meters): 3.4 km walk (44 minutes), heading East.
- Michen (2291 meters): 4.9 km walk (91 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Ventana Chen (1754 meters): 4.9 km walk (61 minutes), heading East.
- San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "Catedral de San Cristóbal de las Casas", 66 km, heading West (62 minutes by car)
- Reforma Agraria (88 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Río Florido (Yacha) (196 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Paraiso las Delicias (11 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- Santa Rosa (140 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Fernando (Chiapas)
In San Fernando 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 San Fernando, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 56 | 60 | 116 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 98 | 88 | 186 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 155 | 154 | 309 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 23 | 29 | 52 |
#7 Pictures of San Fernando
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Fernando? 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 San Fernando.
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#8 The Postal Code of San Fernando (Chiapas) is 29471
Are you going to send a letter to San Fernando? Do you have a friend in San Fernando and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of San Fernando consists of the following 5 digits: 29471. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of San Fernando ("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.
#9 Vote for San Fernando as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in San Fernando
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Huixtán
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Huixtán
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- Ojo de Agua (127 inhabitants)
- Duraznal (82 inhabitants)
- Eshpuilho (952 inhabitants)
- Huixtán (1901 inhabitants)
- Las Lomas (30 inhabitants)
- Los Pozos (1271 inhabitants)
- Monte Bonito (512 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Poblado Dolores Chempil (270 inhabitants)
- Río Florido (Yacha) (196 inhabitants)
- San Fernando (663 inhabitants)
- San José la Nueva (259 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Pedernal (1130 inhabitants)
- Santa Rita (- inhabitants)
- Tzelepat (431 inhabitants)