San Rafael (Chiapas)
Learn about large village of San Rafael through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 534 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of San Rafael (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Unión Juárez. There are 534 inhabitants and it is 1,085 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #11 of the ranking.
Data: In San Rafael, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 10% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of San Rafael? You can find it at 3.5 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Santo Domingo, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Unión Juárez, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at South, at 2.8 kilometers. To enjoy the town of San Rafael through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is San Rafael? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to San Rafael (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 Rafael (Chiapas) is 534 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 270 | 264 | 534 |
| 2010 | 163 | 154 | 317 |
| 2005 | 223 | 201 | 424 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.95 | 11.69 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 1.50% | 0.63% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.74% | 14.83% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.37% | 11.69% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.37% | 17.79% |
| Schooling level: | 7.43 | 6.52 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.51 | 6.75 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.37 | 6.33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 3.93% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| 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 Unión Juárez (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.76% | 31.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.55% | 58.44% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.26% | 5.52% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 124 | 95 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.39% | 93.15% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.19% | 73.97% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.74% | 89.04% |
| Homes with a radio: | 74.19% | 75.34% |
| Homes with a television: | 84.68% | 78.08% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 65.32% | 41.10% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 33.87% | 8.22% |
| Homes with a car: | 4.84% | 5.48% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.45% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.84% | 8.22% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 75.81% | 47.95% |
| Homes with Internet: | 9.68% | 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 Unión Juárez. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Rafael.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Rafael
Many people want to stay in the town of San Rafael 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 SANTO DOMINGO: 4 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTO DOMINGO: 4 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CABAÑAS CAMINO AL CIELO: 5 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL SITIO: 5 km away, direction South (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Rafael
A weekend in San Rafael and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in San Rafael and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de San Rafael para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Pico de Loro (1365 meters): 2.2 km walk (28 minutes), heading East.
- Cresta de Gallo (Cerro Pico de Gallo) (1778 meters): 3.0 km walk (55 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Volcán Tacaná (2965 meters): 8.6 km walk (147 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Chimborazo (1452 meters): 19.2 km walk (295 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Los Alpes (209 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- El Desengaño (469 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Fracción Barrio Nuevo (117 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Eureka (404 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 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) | 27 | 33 | 60 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 47 | 63 | 110 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 150 | 131 | 281 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 46 | 37 | 83 |
#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 Unión Juárez
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Unión Juárez
- Cerro del Carmen (Pico de Loro) (267 inhabitants)
- Chiquihuite (441 inhabitants)
- Fracción Córdova Matasanos (46 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (Coloteco) (17 inhabitants)
- La Providencia (6 inhabitants)
- Las Mercedes (- inhabitants)
- Libertad del Norte (1 inhabitants)
- Los Alpes (209 inhabitants)
- Monte Perla (4 inhabitants)
- Muxbal (5 inhabitants)
- Natalio Gálvez (3 inhabitants)
- San Jerónimo (880 inhabitants)
- Santa María (5 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresa (119 inhabitants)
- Santo Domingo (4334 inhabitants)