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Saquilja

Maps, pictures and statistics of Saquilja, a beautiful small village of 51 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of Saquilja belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo (State of Chiapas). There are 51 inhabitants and it is 792 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #344 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Saquilja, 43% 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 Saquilja? You can find it at 37.7 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Ocosingo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Saquilja through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Saquilja? How to go? Map

Online map of Saquilja (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 Saquilja (Chiapas) is 51 inhabitants

Population data in Saquilja

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	24	27	51
2010	38	38	76
2005	23	24	47

Evolution of the population in Saquilja: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Saquilja:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.43	13.16
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	15.69%	18.42%
Illiterate population (men):	3.92%	13.16%
Illiterate population (women):	11.76%	23.68%
Schooling level:	5.85	4.10
Schooling level (men):	7.4	5
Schooling level (women):	3.92	3.20

Indigenous culture data in Saquilja:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	84.31%	84.21%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	23.53%	46.05%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Saquilja, 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 Saquilja:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	52.94%	27.63%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	48.15%	55.26%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	58.33%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	9	11
Homes with electricity:	88.89%	0.00%
Homes with piped water:	22.22%	27.27%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	88.89%	0.00%
Homes with a radio:	0.00%	27.27%
Homes with a television:	11.11%	0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	0.00%	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:	11.11%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Saquilja (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 Saquilja

With the satellite map of Saquilja 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. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Saquilja.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Saquilja

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Saquilja, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Saquilja so you can contact them:

• HOTEL ARENAS: 55 km away, direction West (43 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LOS LAURELES: 61 km away, direction West (44 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE EL ROSAL: 54 km away, direction West (43 minutes by car)
• HOTEL GEMINIS: 56 km away, direction West (39 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Saquilja

A weekend in Saquilja and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Saquilja and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de Saquilja para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Achalijá (1250 meters): 9.0 km walk (132 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Martínez de Castro (1524 meters): 11.5 km walk (173 minutes), heading Southeast.

Other towns near Saquilja:

• Tzajalucum (77 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
• Nueva Providencia (293 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
• San Antonio Catarraya (268 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
• Pomarrosa (33 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (6 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 Saquilja (Chiapas)

In Saquilja 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 Saquilja, 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 Saquilja (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	3	4	7
Youth (6-14 years)	9	8	17
Adults (15-59 years)	12	15	27
Elderly (60+ years)	0	0	0

#7 Pictures of Saquilja

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Saquilja? 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 Saquilja.
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#9 Schools in Saquilja

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