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Santo Tomás (Chiapas)

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The town of Santo Tomás (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 771 inhabitants and it is 669 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #54 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Santo Tomás, 84% of the inhabitants are catholic and 0% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of Santo Tomás is located at 61.4 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 Santo Tomás.

#1 Where is Santo Tomás? How to go? Map

Online map of Santo Tomás (Chiapas) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of Santo Tomás (Chiapas) is 771 inhabitants

Population data in Santo Tomás (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	364	407	771
2010	334	329	663
2005	284	256	540

Evolution of the population in Santo Tomás: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Santo Tomás:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.54	7.29
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	20.10%	12.97%
Illiterate population (men):	9.60%	7.29%
Illiterate population (women):	10.51%	18.56%
Schooling level:	5.39	4.74
Schooling level (men):	6.11	6
Schooling level (women):	4.57	3.53

Indigenous culture data in Santo Tomás:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	87.68%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	67.44%	82.81%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	26.20%	45.25%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santo Tomás, 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 Santo Tomás:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	51.10%	18.70%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	61.43%	36.78%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	39.56%	0.90%
Number of inhabited private housings:	122	83
Homes with electricity:	96.72%	89.16%
Homes with piped water:	97.54%	91.57%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	74.59%	49.40%
Homes with a radio:	8.20%	21.69%
Homes with a television:	14.75%	20.48%
Homes with a refrigerator:	6.56%	10.84%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	1.64%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.82%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.82%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	10.66%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.82%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santo Tomás (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 Santo Tomás

With the satellite map of Santo Tomás 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 Santo Tomás.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santo Tomás

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

• HOTEL SELVA MAYA: 54 km away, direction East (46 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE EL GRANIZO: 46 km away, direction East (36 minutes by car)
• RENTA DE CUARTOS EN NUEVA PALESTINA: 51 km away, direction East (43 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE LAS ESTRELAS: 46 km away, direction East (33 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Santo Tomás

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Santo Tomás? The list of the best places to visit in Santo Tomás and nearby locations.
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of Santo Tomás?:

• Montelimar (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
• San Manuel (19 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
• Las Tacitas (448 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
• El Avellanal (309 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 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 Santo Tomás (Chiapas)

In Santo Tomás 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 Santo Tomás, 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 Santo Tomás (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	76	69	145
Youth (6-14 years)	92	119	211
Adults (15-59 years)	189	205	394
Elderly (60+ years)	7	14	21

#7 Pictures of Santo Tomás

In order for you to enjoy nature around Santo Tomás, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Santo Tomás, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in Santo Tomás

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