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Shashijá

Maps, pictures and statistics of Shashijá, a beautiful medium-sized town of 325 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of Shashijá belongs to the municipality of Yajalón (State of Chiapas). There are 325 inhabitants and it is 958 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Shashijá, 11% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Shashijá is located at 8.1 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Yajalón, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Shashijá.

#1 Where is Shashijá? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of Shashijá in Chiapas? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Shashijá.

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#2 The population of Shashijá (Chiapas) is 325 inhabitants

Population data in Shashijá

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	170	155	325
2010	150	143	293
2005	130	107	237

Evolution of the population in Shashijá: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Shashijá:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.44	8.39
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	23.08%	17.41%
Illiterate population (men):	6.46%	8.39%
Illiterate population (women):	16.62%	26.00%
Schooling level:	4.33	3.18
Schooling level (men):	5.58	4.02
Schooling level (women):	3.25	2.51

Indigenous culture data in Shashijá:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	83.62%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	88.62%	73.72%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	46.46%	54.27%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Shashijá, 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 Yajalón (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Shashijá:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	64.92%	25.26%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	67.74%	43.36%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	62.35%	8.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	62	68
Homes with electricity:	96.77%	96.08%
Homes with piped water:	98.39%	100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	58.06%	76.47%
Homes with a radio:	61.29%	56.86%
Homes with a television:	54.84%	25.49%
Homes with a refrigerator:	19.35%	5.88%
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%	1.96%
Homes with cell phones:	41.94%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Shashijá (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 Shashijá

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Shashijá

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

• AUTO HOTEL RANCHO VIEJO: 12 km away, direction Southwest (8 minutes by car)
• HOTEL JOSHIL: 12 km away, direction Southwest (8 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUÉSPEDES LÓPEZ: 12 km away, direction Southwest (9 minutes by car)
• HOSPEDAJE YAJALÓN Y ABARROTES VINOS Y LICORES VIOLETA: 13 km away, direction Southwest (9 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Shashijá

Want to know what to see in Shashijá if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Shashijá.
Las mejores montes de Shashijá para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Chiopa (838 meters): 4.9 km walk (69 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Esperanza (1705 meters): 5.7 km walk (83 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Pulpitillo (1006 meters): 6.9 km walk (100 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Buwhuitz (1774 meters): 6.7 km walk (98 minutes), heading South.

Other towns near Shashijá:

• Callejón Lorena Shashijá (212 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• Santa Bárbara (211 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• El Recreo Planada (30 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• Venecia (42 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 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 Shashijá (Chiapas)

In Shashijá 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 Shashijá, 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 Shashijá (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	24	19	43
Youth (6-14 years)	35	40	75
Adults (15-59 years)	95	89	184
Elderly (60+ years)	16	7	23

#7 Pictures of Shashijá

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

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