San Rafael (Chiapas)
We have collected many facts about the small village of San Rafael, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 94 inhabitants of Chiapas.
The town of San Rafael (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Sabanilla. There are 94 inhabitants and it is 150 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tapijulapa is 31 minutes away by car (26 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #40 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In San Rafael, 37% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of San Rafael is located at 12.4 kilometers from Sabanilla, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of San Rafael.
#1 Where is San Rafael? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to San Rafael (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 Rafael, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of San Rafael (Chiapas) is 94 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 51 | 43 | 94 |
| 2010 | 43 | 40 | 83 |
| 2005 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.97 | 5.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 2.13% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.38% | 6.02% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.13% | 5.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.26% | 6.98% |
| Schooling level: | 6.8 | 6.06 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.07 | 6.50 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.52 | 5.68 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 38.30% | 73.49% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 21.28% | 33.73% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.85% | 27.71% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.47% | 57.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 5.88% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 24 | 18 |
| Homes with electricity: | 91.67% | 70.59% |
| Homes with piped water: | 66.67% | 88.24% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 25.00% | 47.06% |
| Homes with a television: | 16.67% | 11.76% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 33.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Rafael
With the satellite map of San Rafael 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 Sabanilla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Rafael.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Rafael
Do you want to stay in San Rafael? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Rafael:- HOSPEDAJE LUPITA: 20 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE JIMÉNEZ: 19 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE LOPEZ: 20 km away, direction Southeast (17 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE RODRÍGUEZ: 20 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Rafael
Want to know what to see in San Rafael if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy San Rafael.Las mejores montes de San Rafael para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Timbal (719 meters): 3.6 km walk (52 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Chulum (735 meters): 4.5 km walk (73 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Criadero (558 meters): 4.8 km walk (83 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Barbapigua (488 meters): 5.6 km walk (71 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Tapijulapa (Tabasco): Don't miss "Cueva de la Sardina Ciega", 31 km, heading Northwest (26 minutes by car)
- San Marcos (231 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Unión Juárez (1168 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Moyos (2100 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Lmpara (86 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Rafael (Chiapas)
In San Rafael 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 Rafael, 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) | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
#7 Pictures of San Rafael
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Rafael? 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 Rafael.
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#8 Vote for San Rafael 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 Rafael
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Sabanilla
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Sabanilla
- 20 de Noviembre (464 inhabitants)
- Andrés Quintana Roo (1070 inhabitants)
- Asunción Huitiupan (618 inhabitants)
- El Bebedero (762 inhabitants)
- El Paraíso (1291 inhabitants)
- Frontera Emiliano Zapata (118 inhabitants)
- Limajol (- inhabitants)
- Los Mangos (60 inhabitants)
- Doctor Manuel Velasco Suárez (301 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Poblado Sakija (112 inhabitants)
- Quioich (174 inhabitants)
- Sabanilla (3360 inhabitants)
- San Juan el Mirador (542 inhabitants)
- Shushupá (278 inhabitants)
- Unión Juárez (1168 inhabitants)