San Miguel (Chiapas)
Learn about medium-sized town of San Miguel through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 450 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of San Miguel (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of El Bosque. There are 450 inhabitants and it is 1,177 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 52 minutes away by car (50 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #11 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In San Miguel, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of San Miguel is located at 5.7 kilometers from El Bosque, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of San Miguel.
#1 Where is San Miguel? How to go? Map
Online map of San Miguel 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 Miguel (Chiapas) is 450 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 258 | 192 | 450 |
| 2010 | 225 | 174 | 399 |
| 2005 | 138 | 119 | 257 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.48 | 6.32 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.22% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.56% | 9.52% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.44% | 6.32% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.11% | 12.00% |
| Schooling level: | 6.42 | 5.87 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7 | 6.85 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.98 | 5.10 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.89% | 90.23% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 84.22% | 76.94% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 10.00% | 16.54% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of El Bosque (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 28.67% | 24.31% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.90% | 50.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 5.43% | 4.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 94 | 82 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.87% | 97.10% |
| Homes with a radio: | 70.21% | 24.64% |
| Homes with a television: | 82.98% | 52.17% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 56.38% | 17.39% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 3.19% | 2.90% |
| Homes with a car: | 3.19% | 2.90% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.06% | 1.45% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.26% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 74.47% | 24.64% |
| Homes with Internet: | 13.83% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Miguel
With the satellite map of San Miguel 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 El Bosque. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Miguel.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Miguel
Do you want to stay in San Miguel? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Miguel:- RENTA DE CUARTOS EL BOSQUE: 9 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- POSADA LOS TRES HERMANOS: 9 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL TURQUEZA: 19 km away, direction West (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DON FELIX: 16 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Miguel
Want to know what to see in San Miguel if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy San Miguel.Las mejores montes de San Miguel para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Altagracia (1606 meters): 2.0 km walk (37 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Cara Limpia (1457 meters): 2.6 km walk (36 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Triunfo (1384 meters): 5.1 km walk (71 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Coclemach (1755 meters): 5.0 km walk (103 minutes), heading Northeast.
- San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "Centro Cultural de los Altos", 52 km, heading Southeast (50 minutes by car)
- San Antonio (69 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Santa Teresa (56 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Florencia (281 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Carmen Guayabal (137 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Miguel (Chiapas)
In San Miguel 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 Miguel, 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) | 41 | 30 | 71 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 57 | 42 | 99 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 142 | 110 | 252 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 18 | 10 | 28 |
#7 Pictures of San Miguel
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Miguel? 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 Miguel.
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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 Miguel
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of El Bosque
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- Corazón de María (12 inhabitants)
- El Naranjal (12 inhabitants)
- Florencia (281 inhabitants)
- Niquidámbar (45 inhabitants)
- Nueva Ucrania (59 inhabitants)
- Plátanos (2671 inhabitants)
- Sabinotic (340 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (69 inhabitants)
- San Cristóbal la Gloria (162 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Uno (4 inhabitants)
- Tierra Caliente (400 inhabitants)
- Unión Progreso (164 inhabitants)