San Marcos (Chiapas)
Learn about medium-sized town of San Marcos through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 248 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of San Marcos (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of La Independencia. There are 248 inhabitants and it is 1,501 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Comitán de Domínguez is 33 minutes away by car (29 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #35 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In San Marcos, 32% 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 San Marcos is located at 8.3 kilometers from El Triunfo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. In addition, it is located at 11.3 kilometers from La Independencia, which is the capital of the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of San Marcos.
#1 Where is San Marcos? How to go? Map
Online map of San Marcos in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of San Marcos (Chiapas) is 248 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 132 | 116 | 248 |
| 2010 | 127 | 134 | 261 |
| 2005 | 132 | 95 | 227 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.11 | 2.24 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.77% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.44% | 8.43% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.61% | 2.24% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.82% | 14.96% |
| Schooling level: | 6.5 | 5.52 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.88 | 6.33 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.18 | 4.70 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 1.53% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.38% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of La Independencia (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 64.92% | 35.25% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.66% | 66.42% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 65.15% | 2.36% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 62 | 74 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.39% | 96.97% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 70.97% | 95.45% |
| Homes with a radio: | 70.97% | 80.30% |
| Homes with a television: | 88.71% | 92.42% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 85.48% | 71.21% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 72.58% | 36.36% |
| Homes with a car: | 41.94% | 31.82% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.61% | 4.55% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.61% | 19.70% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 83.87% | 45.45% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.23% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Marcos
With the satellite map of San Marcos 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 La Independencia. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Marcos.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Marcos
Many people want to stay in the town of San Marcos 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 PLAZA REAL: 14 km away, direction Northwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE DEL CENTRO: 12 km away, direction Northwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ANGELES: 19 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE VAZQUEZ: 19 km away, direction East (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Marcos
Want to know what to see in San Marcos if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy San Marcos.Las mejores montes de San Marcos para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Cruz (1628 meters): 3.7 km walk (61 minutes), heading West.
- Bacalhuitz (1674 meters): 9.7 km walk (150 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cujtic (1740 meters): 11.8 km walk (150 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Comitán de Domínguez (Chiapas): Don't miss "Iglesia de San José Comitán", 33 km, heading West (29 minutes by car)
- El Divisorio (220 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Chentón (512 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- Emiliano Zapata (1338 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- El Calvario (338 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Marcos (Chiapas)
In San Marcos 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 Marcos, 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) | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 79 | 69 | 148 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 18 | 15 | 33 |
#7 Pictures of San Marcos
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Marcos? 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 Marcos.
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20160628140559if_/https://https://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/small/102797201.jpg "CENOTE \EL POZIRÓN\")
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#9 Schools in San Marcos
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of La Independencia
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of La Independencia
- El Calvario (338 inhabitants)
- El Mirador (73 inhabitants)
- El Porvenir (177 inhabitants)
- El Rosario (541 inhabitants)
- El Triunfo (5660 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Victoria (- inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (El Horizonte) (256 inhabitants)
- La Reforma (- inhabitants)
- Nuevo Mundo el Naranjo (245 inhabitants)
- Río Blanco (1515 inhabitants)
- San Antonio Chiquinivaltic (553 inhabitants)
- San Caralampio (16 inhabitants)
- San Isidro el Zapotal (979 inhabitants)
- San Jacinto (36 inhabitants)
- San Marcos (248 inhabitants)