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San Marcos (Chiapas)

The most complete information about the large village of San Marcos (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 564 inhabitants?

The town of San Marcos (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 564 inhabitants and it is 760 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #193 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In San Marcos, 33% 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 26.8 kilometers from Ocosingo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East 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

What is the route to get to San Marcos (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of San Marcos (Chiapas) is 564 inhabitants

Population data in San Marcos (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	276	288	564
2010	86	85	171
2005	90	90	180

Evolution of the population in San Marcos: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in San Marcos:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.67	-
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	-%
Illiterate population:	19.68%	-%
Illiterate population (men):	6.56%	-%
Illiterate population (women):	13.12%	-%
Schooling level:	5.18	-
Schooling level (men):	5.91	-
Schooling level (women):	4.51	-

Indigenous culture data in San Marcos:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	-%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	82.62%	-%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	26.95%	-%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of San Marcos, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in San Marcos:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	52.48%	-%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	56.25%	-%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	48.55%	-%
Number of inhabited private housings:	88	-
Homes with electricity:	93.18%	-%
Homes with piped water:	97.73%	-%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	45.45%	-%
Homes with a radio:	26.14%	-%
Homes with a television:	27.27%	-%
Homes with a refrigerator:	15.91%	-%
Homes with a washing machine:	2.27%	-%
Homes with a car:	1.14%	-%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.14%	-%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.27%	-%
Homes with cell phones:	12.50%	-%
Homes with Internet:	3.41%	-%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in San Marcos (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 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 Ocosingo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Marcos.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Marcos

Do you want to stay in San Marcos? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Marcos:

• HOTEL ARENAS: 34 km away, direction West (27 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LOS LAURELES: 39 km away, direction West (29 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE EL ROSAL: 38 km away, direction West (28 minutes by car)
• HOTEL GEMINIS: 36 km away, direction West (25 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 Nabil (684 meters): 6.7 km walk (101 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Santo Ton (1773 meters): 9.9 km walk (132 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Paraíso (1641 meters): 8.4 km walk (153 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro La Estrella (1109 meters): 12.8 km walk (160 minutes), heading Southeast.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of San Marcos?:

• Nueva América (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• San Martín (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• La Nueva Esperanza (290 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
• Macedonia (407 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 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 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town San Marcos (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	53	51	104
Youth (6-14 years)	54	82	136
Adults (15-59 years)	153	135	288
Elderly (60+ years)	16	20	36

#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.
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