San Marcos (Chiapas)
The most complete information about the small village of San Marcos (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 72 inhabitants?
The town of San Marcos (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Palenque. There are 72 inhabitants and it is 67 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Palenque is 17 minutes away by car (16 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #195 of the ranking.
Data: In San Marcos, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of San Marcos? You can find it at 11.4 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Palenque, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of San Marcos through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is San Marcos? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to San Marcos (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of San Marcos, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of San Marcos (Chiapas) is 72 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 31 | 41 | 72 |
| 2010 | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| 2005 | 31 | 41 | 72 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.83 | 13.51 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 12.50% | 10.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.89% | 20.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.94% | 13.51% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.94% | 27.27% |
| Schooling level: | 6 | 4.54 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.16 | 5 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.81 | 3.96 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 19.44% | 18.57% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 6.94% | 2.86% |
| 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 Palenque (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.67% | 37.14% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 53.66% | 62.16% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 25.81% | 9.09% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 13 | 22 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 88.89% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 94.44% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 94.44% |
| Homes with a radio: | 46.15% | 55.56% |
| Homes with a television: | 76.92% | 72.22% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 61.54% | 72.22% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 38.46% | 16.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 7.69% | 11.11% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 7.69% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 69.23% | 50.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 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 Palenque. 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 PAKALNA: 16 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA VILLAS PARAISO: 18 km away, direction West (15 minutes by car)
- ROSUEL HOTEL Y RESORT ONE BY ONE: 14 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MISION PALENQUE: 16 km away, direction Southwest (12 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.Magical Towns near San Marcos to discover the Mexican culture:
- Palenque (Chiapas): Don't miss "Comunidad TurÃstica El Panchán", 17 km, heading Southwest (16 minutes by car)
- Ampliación Benito Juárez (147 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Belisario Domínguez Norte 2da. Sección (165 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Alicia (12 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- La Guadalupe (6 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 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) | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
#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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#8 Vote for San Marcos as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Chiapas, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Chiapas
#9 Schools in San Marcos
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Palenque
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Palenque
- El Bascán 2da. Sección (198 inhabitants)
- El Chinal (30 inhabitants)
- El Sacrificio (3 inhabitants)
- La Calandria (38 inhabitants)
- La Providencia Dos (- inhabitants)
- Las Campanas (6 inhabitants)
- Las Cruces (11 inhabitants)
- Lindavista (3 inhabitants)
- Lobo Herido (5 inhabitants)
- Los Tulipanes (11 inhabitants)
- Nueva Esperanza Progresista (330 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Suclumpá (99 inhabitants)
- San Marcos (3 inhabitants)
- Tres Hermanos (- inhabitants)
- Victoria Campesina I (68 inhabitants)